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2009 ASNC keynote lecture: Measuring cost, cost-effectiveness, and quality in cardiovascular imaging

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Bonow, R.O. 2009 ASNC keynote lecture: Measuring cost, cost-effectiveness, and quality in cardiovascular imaging. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 17, 362–369 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9224-4

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