A sensitive issue

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 470-471

  Gettes, Leonard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35748982096     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.09.007     Document Type: Editorial

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