International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123 , 20 August 2010

The impact of novel exercise criteria and indices for the diagnostic and prognostic ability of exercise testing

Received 11 October 2009 ,Revised 1 January 2010 ,Accepted 14 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.033

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 119-123 , 20 August 2010

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