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Clinical Comparison of Acoustic and Electronic Stethoscopes and Design of a New Electronic Stethoscope

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Acknowledgments:

The authors thank Nathalie Gauthier for performing the statistical study. They are also indebted to the following medical staff who actively participated to the clinical comparative study. Physicians and Cardiologists of IRCM: Vincent Béroniade, Hélène Boyer, Michel Chrétien, Robert Dufour, Raoul Garcia, Gilles Leduc, Martine Montigny, Serge Quérin, Ghyslaine Roederer, and Madeleine Roy. Nurses of IRCM: Marie-Ange Boutin, Josée Descormiers, Denise Dubreuil, Francine Ducros,

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This work was supported by Theratechnologies, Montreál, Québec, Canada, H3B 1S6.

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