Point/Mandatory ECG screening of young competitive athletes

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1642-1645

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Preparticipation screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MANDATORY TESTING;

EID: 84866729689     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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