Standardised criteria improve accuracy of ECG interpretation in competitive athletes: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1167-1171

  Exeter, Daniel J ^a   Elley, C Raina ^a   Fulcher, Mark L ^a   Lee, Arier C ^a   Drezner, Jonathan A ^b   Asif, Irfan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84905484165     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-093360     Document Type: Article

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