Effectiveness of nuclear cardiology training guidelines: A comparison of trainees with experienced readers

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 114-118

  Golub, Robert J ^b   McClellan, Joseph R ^b   Herman, Steven D ^b   Travin, Mark I ^b   Kline, Gregory M ^b   Aitken, Percy W ^b   Baron, John I ^b   Ahlberg, Alan W ^b   Heller, Gary V ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029868260     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(96)90003-3     Document Type: Article

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