Prevalence of electrocardiographic abnorm alities in West-Asian and African male athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 341-347

  Wilson, M G ^a   Chatard, J C ^a   Carre, F ^b   Hamilton, B ^a   Whyte, G P ^c   Sharma, S ^d   Chalabi, H ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATHLETES; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859267377     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.082743     Document Type: Article

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