Evolving Trends in the Use of Echocardiography. A Study of Medicare Beneficiaries

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 2283-2291

  Pearlman, Alan S ^a   Ryan, Thomas ^b   Picard, Michael H ^c   Douglas, Pamela S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MEDICARE PART B; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249857455     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.048     Document Type: Article

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