Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 43-45 , January 2010

How Best to Assure Patient Co-Operation during a Pediatric Echocardiography Examination?

  • Mark V. Zilberman, MD, FASE

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mark V. Zilberman, MD, FASE, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201.

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 Editorial Comments published in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) reflect the opinions of their author(s), and do not necessarily represent the views of JASE, its editors, or the American Society of Echocardiography.

PII: S0894-7317(09)01067-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.11.007

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 43-45 , January 2010

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