Current status of clinical electrocardiography with suggestions for the improvement of the interpretive process

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1072-1079

  Hurst, J Willis ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SKILL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0242289296     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.006     Document Type: Note

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