Reclassification of echocardiography according to the appropriateness of use, function- and competence-based profiles and application

Journal of Cardiovascular Echography

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 91-98

  Gullace, Giuseppe ^a   Demicheli, Gloria ^b   Monte, Ines ^c   Colonna, Paolo ^d   Carerj, Scipione ^e   Caso, Pio ^f   Negrini, Paola ^g   La Canna, Giovanni ^h  

^a Istituto Clinico del Policlinico di Monza   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Alessandria   (Italy)

^c Cardiologia Policlinico di Catania   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e Cardiologia Policlinico di Messina   (Italy)

^f MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g TREVIGLIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appropriatezza; Digitalizzazione dei laboratori; Ecocardiografia; Emergenze urgenze; Nuove tecnologie ecocardiografiche

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIRST AID; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84864625797     PISSN: 22114122     EISSN: 2347193X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcecho.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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