Society position statement standardized approaches to the investigation of syncope: Canadian cardiovascular society position paper

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-253

  Sheldon, Robert S ^a   Morillo, Carlos A ^b   Krahn, Andrew D ^c   O'Neill, Blair ^d   Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh ^e   Parkash, Ratika ^f   Talajic, Mario ^g   Tu, Jack V ^h   Seifer, Colette ⁱ   Johnstone, David ^d   Leather, Richard ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^j Victoria Heart Institute Foundation   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 79958002173     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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