Finding the pathway to improving patient outcomes with atherosclerosis imaging: Who's motivated?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1008-1010

  Taylor, Allen J ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 36448987172     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.08.017     Document Type: Editorial

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