Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 278-288 , December 2011

Evaluation of Children With Palpitations

  • Ruby F. Rivera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Ruby F. Rivera, MD, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467.
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  • Paul Chambers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
    • ,
  • Scott R. Ceresnak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

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☆ The authors have nothing to disclose.

PII: S1522-8401(11)00058-9

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2011.09.002

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 278-288 , December 2011

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