Electrocardiography is a poor screening test to detect left ventricular hypertrophy in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 832-836

  Killian, Lucy ^a   Simpson, John M ^a   Savis, Alexandra ^a   Rawlins, Debbie ^a   Sinha, Manish D ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957373301     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.168377     Document Type: Article

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