Sudden cardiac death screening in adolescent athletes: An evaluation of compliance with national guidelines

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 172-177

  Madsen, Nicolas L ^a   Drezner, Jonathan A ^b   Salerno, Jack C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; WASHINGTON;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872356129     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091670     Document Type: Article

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