Current practice of exercise stress testing among pediatric cardiology and pulmonology centers in the United States

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-116

  Chang, R K R ^a   Gurvitz, M ^a   Rodriguez, S ^a   Hong, E ^b   Klitzner, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Current practice; Exercise stress testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); SPECIALISM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33748912977     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-1046-9     Document Type: Article

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