Threshold measurements: Ten rules for good measuring practice

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1738-1746

  Irnich, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Measurement; Stimulation; Strength duration curve; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONAXY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARAMETER; STIMULATION;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONAXY; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0043202553     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00261.x     Document Type: Article

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