Physician Certification in Cardiovascular Imaging. Rationale, Process, and Benefits

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 801-808

  Cerqueira, Manuel D ^a   Arrighi, James A ^b   Geiser, Edward A ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

business; certification; imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COURSE CONTENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RECERTIFICATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTY BOARDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56049085798     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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