International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 307-311 , 1 September 2005

Lack of radiological awareness among physicians working in a tertiary-care cardiological centre

  • Maria Joao Correia

      Affiliations

    • Universitary Hospital of Pulido Valente, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • Arianna Hellies

      Affiliations

    • Massa CNR, Biocellular Lab., Italy
    • ,
  • Maria Grazia Andreassi

      Affiliations

    • CNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56126 Pisa, Italy
    • ,
  • Bruno Ghelarducci

      Affiliations

    • CNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56126 Pisa, Italy
    • ,
  • Eugenio Picano

      Affiliations

    • CNR, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Moruzzi, 1, 56126 Pisa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 50 3152400; fax: +39 50 3152374.

Received 4 June 2004 ,Accepted 14 August 2004.

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PII: S0167-5273(05)00085-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.08.070

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 307-311 , 1 September 2005

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