title: Clinical comparison of acoustic and electronic stethoscopes and design of a new electronic stethoscope.
abstract: This clinical study was performed to evaluate the advantages and limitations of 3 acoustic stethoscopes and 3 electronic stethoscopes. It shows that it is possible to design a new electronic stethoscope by considering the advantages of both the acoustic and electronic stethoscopes.
authors.affiliation: Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Grenier
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Genest
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Durand
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019023:Stethoscopes