Cardiac disease in the elderly: Radiographic features

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 201-214

  Baron, Murray G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART DISEASE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032745359     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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