Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1010-1015 , September 2008

Clinical Utility of Guideline-Based Echocardiography: A Prospective Study of Outpatient Referral Patterns at a Tertiary Care Center

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.06.006

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1010-1015 , September 2008

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