Sudden death in competitive athletes: Does a circadian variation in occurrence exist?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1306-1309

  De Giorgi, Alfredo ^a   Achilli, Federica ^b   Fabbian, Fabio ^a   Pala, Marco ^a   Menegatti, Alessandra Mallozzi ^a   Malagoni, Anna Maria ^a   Manfredini, Fabio ^a   Manfredini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b La Nuova Ferrara   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865482948     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.04.027     Document Type: Letter

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