Interpretation of electrocardiograms by first-year residents: the need for change

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 693-697

  Eslava, Dayana ^a   Dhillon, Sandeep ^a   Berger, Jeffrey ^a   Homel, Peter ^a   Bergmann, Steven ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Certainty; Electrocardiogram interpretation; Internal medicine; Proficiency; Residency training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEW YORK; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 70350413289     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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