Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 774-775 , July 2009

Outcomes Research: Importance to (and of) Echocardiography

  • Alan S. Pearlman, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests:Alan S. Pearlman, MD, FASE Division of Cardiology University of Washington School of Medicine Box 356422 Seattle. Washington 98195.
    • ,
  • Julius M. Gardin, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00533-1

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.05.027

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 774-775 , July 2009

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