Body Weight Limitations of United States Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories Including Restricted Access for the Morbidly Obese

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-286

  Vanhecke, Thomas E ^a   Berman, Aaron D ^a   McCullough, Peter A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51749107240     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.03.050     Document Type: Article

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