Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in young competitive athletes

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7673, 2008, Pages 806-811

  Papadakis, Michael ^a,b   Whyte, Greg ^c   Sharma, Sanjay ^a,b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPORTS;

EID: 53749108072     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a1596     Document Type: Review

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