How should specialist competencies in heart valve disease be recognized?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 353-354

  Chambers, J ^a   Campbell, B ^b   Wilson, J ^c   Arden, C ^d   Ray, S ^a  

^a British Heart Valve Society   (United Kingdom)

^b Society for Cardiological Science and Technology   (United Kingdom)

^c British Assoc of Nursing for Cardiac Care   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; CARDIOLOGY; EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

CARDIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84954217144     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcv002     Document Type: Note

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