The evolving practice of nuclear cardiology: Results from the 2011 ASNC member survey

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1170-1175

  Tilkemeier, Peter ^a   Green, Jacqueline ^b   Einstein, Andrew J ^c   Fazel, Reza ^b   Reames, Patricia ^d   Shaw, Leslee J ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health policy; Health services research; nuclear cardiology; survey

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; DUAL ISOTOPE IMAGING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879178189     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9624-8     Document Type: Article

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