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European Heart Journal 2000 21(11):877-880; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.2058
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Editorial

Investigation of syncope: increasing the yield and reducing the cost

A.M. Zaidi and A.P. Fitzpatrick

Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester, U.K.

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