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Orderly display of limb lead ECGs raises Chinese intern’s diagnostic accuracy when determining frontal plane QRS axis

Gang LiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kheshav BanarseeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
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Jari A. LaukkanenInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland;Department of Medicine, Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, FinlandView further author information
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Lan HaoChongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Molecular Imaging, Institute of Ultrasound Imaging, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
Article: 1549923 | Received 12 Jul 2018, Accepted 14 Nov 2018, Published online: 27 Nov 2018

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