Longitudinal study of the ageing trends in QT interval and dispersion in healthy elderly subjects.

نویسندگان

  • Ho-Ming Su
  • Herng-Chia Chiu
  • Tsung-Hsien Lin
  • Wen-Chol Voon
  • Hong-Wen Liu
  • Wen-Ter Lai
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Age and ageing

دوره 35 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006