Quality in Echocardiography: Choosing to Succeed

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1016-1017

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

AMBULATORY CARE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; OUTPATIENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 50249156514     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.07.010     Document Type: Editorial

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