The Cardiac Imaging Specialist Pursuing Further Training

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 66, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 2563-2568

  Gonzalez, Jorge A ^a   Balfour, Pelbreton C ^a   Shaw, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CARDIOLOGY; EDUCATION; SPECIALIZATION;

CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84962290736     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.010     Document Type: Editorial

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