Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2004):

[Position paper on quality standards in echocardiography]

(Positionspapier zu Qualitätsstandards in der Echokardiographie.)

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Author information

Author/s: Hoffmann, R (R); Arbeitsgruppe Kardiovaskulärer Ultraschall der DGK;

Affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Medizinische Klinik I, Panwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Guideline; Journal Article; Practice Guideline

Journal: Zeitschrift für Kardiologie (Z Kardiol), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2004-Dec; vol 93 (issue 12) : pp 975-86

Dates: Created 2005/02/10; Completed 2005/07/21;

PMID: 15599574, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Clinical Competence - standards Documentation - standards Echocardiography - instrumentation; standards Germany

Germany Humans Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards Radiology Information Systems - standards

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