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Review
. 2007 Jul;93(7):875-9.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.085365.

Screening athletes for heart disease

Michael H Crawford  1
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Review

Screening athletes for heart disease

Michael H Crawford. Heart. 2007 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article

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