Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1209-1211 , November 2009

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: Single Center Studies vs. Meta-Analysis vs. the Real World

  • William F. Armstrong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: William F. Armstrong, MD, University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center 2161, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5853.

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00861-X

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.09.018

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1209-1211 , November 2009

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