Cardiac Pacing, 1960-1985 a Quarter Century of Medical and Industrial Innovation

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 1978-1991

  Jeffrey, Kirk ^a   Parsonnet, Victor ^a,b  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Newark (NJ) Beth Israel Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Electrical stimulation; Pacemakers; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART PACING; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0032546445     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.19.1978     Document Type: Article

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