Incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletes: Where did the science go?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 947-948

  Drezner, Jonathan A ^a   Harmon, Kimberly G ^a   Borjesson, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 80052615884     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090077     Document Type: Editorial

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