Reverse redistribution: Is it clinically relevant or a washout?

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Arrighi, J A ^a   Soufer, R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031895166     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-3581(98)90202-1     Document Type: Editorial

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