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Original Article

Prehospital 12-Lead ECG: Efficacy or Effectiveness?

Robert Swor Department of Emergency Medicine andDivision of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI; Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
, DO,
Stacey Hegerberg Department of Emergency Medicine andDivision of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI; Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
, RN,
Ann McHugh-McNally Division of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI
,
Mark Goldstein Department of Emergency Medicine andDivision of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI; Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
, RN, EMT-P &
Christine C. McEachin Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital-Troy, Troy, MI
, RN, EMT-P
Pages 374-377 | Received 05 Jan 2006, Accepted 15 Mar 2006, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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