Electron beam computed tomographic scanning in preventive medicine

Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 59-60

  King, David G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0036524406     PISSN: 1520037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1520.037X.2002.00577.x     Document Type: Review

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