Electrocardiography and preparticipation screening of competitive high school athletes

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-132

  Marek, Joseph C ^a  

^a Midwest Heart Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHENYLKETONURIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; STUDENT;

ATHLETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955285117     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-2-201007200-00014     Document Type: Letter

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