Heart murmurs recorded by a sensor based electronic stethoscope and e-mailed for remote assessment

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-300

  Dahl, Lauritz B ^a   Hasvold, P ^a   Arild, E ^a   Hasvold, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STETHOSCOPE; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036787234     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.4.297     Document Type: Article

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