Recurrent Unexplained Syncope in an Adolescent Girl
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Di Bernado, S.; Boulos-Ksontini, T.; Mivelaz, Y.; Sekarski, N.; Pruvot, E. Recurrent Unexplained Syncope in an Adolescent Girl. Cardiovasc. Med. 2014, 17, 27. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00200
Di Bernado S, Boulos-Ksontini T, Mivelaz Y, Sekarski N, Pruvot E. Recurrent Unexplained Syncope in an Adolescent Girl. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2014; 17(1):27. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00200
Chicago/Turabian StyleDi Bernado, Stefano, Tatiana Boulos-Ksontini, Yvan Mivelaz, Niccole Sekarski, and Etienne Pruvot. 2014. "Recurrent Unexplained Syncope in an Adolescent Girl" Cardiovascular Medicine 17, no. 1: 27. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00200
APA StyleDi Bernado, S., Boulos-Ksontini, T., Mivelaz, Y., Sekarski, N., & Pruvot, E. (2014). Recurrent Unexplained Syncope in an Adolescent Girl. Cardiovascular Medicine, 17(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00200