Electrocardiographic screening for emphysema: The frontal plane P axis

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 226-228

  Baljepally, Rajagopal ^a   Spodick, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary emphysema; Screening test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; P WAVE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0033041660     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220313     Document Type: Article

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