Tests that may be overused or misused in cardiology: The Choosing Wisely ® campaign
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On board with the Choosing Wisely campaign.
We commend the American Society of Anesthesiologists for using solid and transparent methods to develop a “top-five” list of low-value activities that should be avoided. We publ i shed this list1 in an ongoing effort to support the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s “Choosing Wisely” campaign aimed at engaging specialty medical societies to identify low-value health care activitie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1071-3581,1532-6551
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9569-y