The additional lead electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-207

  Brady, William J ^a   Morris, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0033129019     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.3.202     Document Type: Article

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