History taking as a diagnostic test in patients with syncope: developing expertise in syncope.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Family Medicine, Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, Academic, Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; SEIN – Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, Heemstede, The Netherlands; Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; Division of General Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA; and National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European heart journal
دوره 36 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015