Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 209-214 , May 2010

Calculating Cornell voltage from nonstandard chest electrode recording site in the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study

  • Elsayed Z. Soliman, MD, MSc, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Epidemiological Cardiology Research Center (EPICARE), Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2000 West First St., Piedmont Plaza 2, Suite 505, Winston Salem, NC 27104, USA.
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  • George Howard, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Ronald J. Prineas, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC, USA
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  • Leslie A. McClure, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Virginia J. Howard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

Received 31 August 2009

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☆ This research is supported by the NIH (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, U01 NS041588 G.H.).

PII: S0022-0736(09)00539-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.10.002

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 209-214 , May 2010

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