Appropriateness Criteria for Echocardiography: An Important Step Toward Improving Quality

被引：20

作者：

Ward, R. Parker ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Chicago Hosp, Dept Med, Cardiol Sect, Noninvas Imaging Labs, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY | 2009年 / 22卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.echo.2008.11.016

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

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引用

页码：60 / 62

页数：3

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