Observer variation in measured ST-segment elevation

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 448-452

  Tandberg, D ^a   Kastendieck, K D ^a   Meskin, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0032852035     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)80045-6     Document Type: Article

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