Appropriateness Criteria for Nuclear Cardiology Procedures

  • Frans J. Th. Wackers
  • Wendy Bruni
  • Barry L. Zaret
Part of the Contemporary Cardiology book series (CONCARD)

Key Words

Appropriateness of procedures Framingham risk estimates Pretest probability of disease 

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© Humana Press Inc. 2008

Authors and Affiliations

  • Frans J. Th. Wackers
    • 1
  • Wendy Bruni
    • 2
  • Barry L. Zaret
    • 1
  1. 1.Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven
  2. 2.Yale–New Haven HospitalNew Haven

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