Comparison of the 2007 and 2011 appropriate use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography in various clinical settings

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1162-1169

  Bhatia, R Sacha ^a   Carne, Dana M ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a   Weiner, Rory B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriate use criteria; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; BOSTON; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84867862742     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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