Time to body surface map acquisition compared with ED 12-lead and right-sided ECG

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-165

  Fox, Timothy R ^a   Burton, John H ^a   Strout, Tania D ^a   Bachman, David T ^a   Higgins, George L ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SURFACE; DATA BASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CENTER; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX PAIN; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037349216     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50062     Document Type: Letter

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