Can electrocardiographic screening prevent sudden death in athletes? No

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7775, 2010, Pages 703-

  Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATHLETES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 77957352773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4914     Document Type: Short Survey

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