Characteristics of the standard 12-lead Holter ECG in professional firefighters

Computing in Cardiology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2010, Pages 685-688

  Carey, Mary G ^a   Al Zaiti, Salah S ^a   Butler, Rachael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECG RECORDING; HEART RATES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HOLTER ECG; NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM; POLICE OFFICERS;

CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

EID: 79953807705     PISSN: 23258861     EISSN: 2325887X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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