Interrater agreement in the measurement of QRS interval in tricyclic antidepressant overdose: Implications for monitoring and research

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 515-519

  Buckley, N A ^a   O'Connell, D L ^a   Whyte, I M ^a   Dawson, A H ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEIZURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029958613     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70115-4     Document Type: Article

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