Use of the Electrocardiogram in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Cardiac Intensive Care

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 106-109

  Tung, Roderick ^a   Zimetbaum, Peter ^b,c  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84882816548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3773-6.10011-4     Document Type: Chapter

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