Guidelines and the growing service burden

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-85

  Gimbel, J Rod ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MONITORING; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952017776     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-010-9480-x     Document Type: Review

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