Meta-analysis of P-wave dispersion values in healthy individuals: The influence of clinical characteristics

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-35

  Nussinovitch, Udi ^a  

^a MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; electrocardiography; P wave dispersion; supraventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84856318111     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2011.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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