Ethnicity and arrhythmia susceptibility

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-429

  Thomas, Kevin ^a   Grant, Augustus O ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ETHNICITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 41449112176     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01106.x     Document Type: Note

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