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. 2015 Aug;175(8):1416-8.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2387.

Potential of Missing Life-Threatening Arrhythmias After Limiting the Use of Cardiac Telemetry

Pranav Kansara  1 , Kristi Jackson  2 , Robert Dressler  3 , Henry Weiner  1 , Roger Kerzner  1 , William S Weintraub  1 , Andrew Doorey  4
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Potential of Missing Life-Threatening Arrhythmias After Limiting the Use of Cardiac Telemetry

Pranav Kansara et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Aug.
No abstract available

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