Sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents: Introduction and overview

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1201-1209

  Berger, Stuart ^a,b,e   Kugler, John D ^c,d   Thomas, John A ^a   Friedberg, David Z ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Omaha   (United States)

^d CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SPORTS; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 4344603965     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.04.008     Document Type: Review

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