The role of appropriateness criteria in the clinical practice of echocardiography

Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Ward, R Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84870510117     PISSN: 19419066     EISSN: 19419074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12410-009-0040-7     Document Type: Review

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