Accuracy of analog telephonic stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 780-786

  Belmont, John M ^b   Mattioli, Leone F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electronic stethoscope; Heart disease; Instrumentation; Pediatric cardiology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STETHOSCOPE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART MURMUR; HEART SOUND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC TELECARDIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; STETHOSCOPE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONIC STETHOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART MURMURS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STETHOSCOPES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0141890079     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.4.780     Document Type: Article

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