Epidemiology of Brugada syndrome in Japan and rest of the world

Journal of Arrhythmia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 52-55

  Kamakura, Shiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Gender; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882450864     PISSN: 18804276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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