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ECGIE5E11010

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ECG interpretation made incredibly easy!. — 5th ed.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60831-289-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Electrocardiography. 2. Heart—Diseases— Nursing. I. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

[DNLM: 1. Electrocardiography—Nurses’ Instruction. 2. Arrhythmias, Cardiac—Nurses’