Pediatric echocardiography quality improvement

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages A22-A23

  Lopez, Leo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOTE;

EID: 84870282375     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.10.013     Document Type: Editorial

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