Electrocardiography and preparticipation screening of competitive high school athletes

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-

  Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^b  

^a Institute of Sports Medicine and Science   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SURVIVAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; STUDENT; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 77955297427     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-2-201007200-00015     Document Type: Letter

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