Training and Competency Evaluation for Interpretation of 12-Lead Electrocardiograms: Recommendations from the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 747-750

  Salerno, Stephen M ^a   Alguire, Patrick C ^a   Waxman, Herbert S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 0038412637     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-9-200305060-00012     Document Type: Review

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