Comparison of the 2007 and 2011 appropriate use criteria for transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1170-1175

  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; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

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

EID: 84867874725     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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