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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Prevalence and prognostic value of poor R-wave progression in standard resting electrocardiogram in a general adult population. The Health 2000 Survey

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Pages 135-142 | Received 15 May 2009, Accepted 14 Dec 2009, Published online: 18 Feb 2010

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