Planning for coronary angioplasty: Guidelines for training and continuing competence

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-425

  Parker, D J ^a   Gray, H H ^b,g   Balcon, R ^a   Birkhead, J S ^c   Boyle, R M ^d   Hutton, I ^e   Parsons, L ^f   Rothman, M T ^b   Shaw, T R D ^b  

^a British Junior Cardiac Association   (United Kingdom)

^b Brit Cardiovasc Intervention Soc   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f East London City Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 0030006549     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.4.419     Document Type: Review

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