Appropriateness criteria: A useful tool for the cardiologist

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 517-520

  Shekelle, Paul G ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 64749086705     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.162230     Document Type: Editorial

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