Screening Programs for Individuals at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1481-1482

  Rybicki, Frank J ^a,b   Gerson, David S ^a,b   Bettmann, Michael ^a,b   Yucel, E Kent ^a,b  

^a American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging ^*

^b American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Cardiovascular Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCREENING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 34247626379     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.006     Document Type: Letter

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