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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 904-905

  Dauer, Lawrence T ^a   Williamson, Matthew J ^a   St Germain, Jean ^a   Strauss, H William ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; THALLIUM 201;

AIRPORT; ALARM MONITOR; EXERCISE TEST; GOITER; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIOSENSITIVITY; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 36048937613     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2007.09.015     Document Type: Letter

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