Impact of ethnicity upon cardiovascular adaptation in competitive athletes: Relevance to preparticipation screening

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Papadakis, Michael ^a   Wilson, Mathew G ^b   Ghani, Saqib ^a   Kervio, Gaelle ^c   Carre, Francois ^c   Sharma, Sanjay ^a  

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

^b ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACE; REVIEW; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPORTS;

EID: 84869061686     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091127     Document Type: Article

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