Heart Rhythm Society/Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society Clinical Competency Statement

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 926-933

  Saul, J Philip ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^b   Silka, Michael J ^c   Berul, Charles I ^d   Dick II, MacDonald ^e   DiMarco, John P ^f   Friedman, Richard A ^g   Rosenthal, Eric ^h   Stephenson, Elizabeth A ⁱ   Vetter, Victoria L ^j  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CERTIFICATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CURRICULUM; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART PACING; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649194452     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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