The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 8 , Pages 873-880 , August 2005

Competency in electrocardiogram interpretation among internal medicine and emergency medicine residents

  • Jeffrey S. Berger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, Division of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, Baird Hall 20th Floor, First Avenue at 16th Street, New York, NY 10003.
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  • Lewis Eisen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Valerie Nozad, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • John D’Angelo, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Yvette Calderon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York.
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  • David L. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Department of Epidemiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York.
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  • Paul Schweitzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York

Received 17 June 2004 ,Accepted 1 November 2004.

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PII: S0002-9343(04)00754-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.12.004

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 8 , Pages 873-880 , August 2005

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