New normal limits for the paediatric electrocardiogram.

@article{Rijnbeek2001NewNL,
  title={New normal limits for the paediatric electrocardiogram.},
  author={Peter R. Rijnbeek and Maarten Witsenburg and Erik Schrama and John R. Hess and Jan A. Kors},
  journal={European heart journal},
  year={2001},
  volume={22 8},
  pages={
          702-11
        }
}
AIMS Previous studies that determined the normal limits for the paediatric ECG had their imperfections: ECGs were recorded at a relatively low sampling rate, ECG measurements were conducted manually, or normal limits were presented for only a limited set of parameters. The aim of this study was to establish an up-to-date and complete set of clinically relevant normal limits for the paediatric ECG. METHODS AND RESULTS ECGs from 1912 healthy Dutch children (age 11 days to 16 years) were… 
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