Costs and yield of a 15-month preparticipation cardiovascular examination with ECG in 1070 young athletes in Switzerland: Implications for routine ECG screening

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1157-1161

  Menafoglio, Andrea ^a   Di Valentino, Marcello ^a   Segatto, Jeanne Marie ^a   Siragusa, Patrick ^b   Pezzoli, Reto ^b   Maggi, Mattia ^b   Romano, Gian Antonio ^b   Moschovitis, Giorgio ^c   Wilhelm, Matthias ^d   Gallino, Augusto ^a  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

^b Ospedale La Carita   (Switzerland)

^c Ospedale Civico Lugano   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905496196     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092929     Document Type: Article

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