Transthoracic electrical bioimpedance: A means of filling the void?

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-262

  Thom, Ogilvie ^a,b   Taylor, David ^a,c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Box Hill Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Diagnostic technique; Electric impedance; Electrophysiology; Emergency medicine; Impedance cardiography

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSTHORACIC ELECTRICAL BIOIMPEDANCE;

EID: 22644442286     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00731.x     Document Type: Review

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