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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 2/2019

01-04-2019 | Editor's Page

Nuclear cardiology, patient care, and the humanities

Author: Barry L. Zaret, MD, MASNC

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 2/2019

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Excerpt

Nuclear cardiology is clearly a well-recognized and established clinical discipline and has been so for at least 40 years. The clinical discipline emerged from the research domain in the late 1970s and has been utilized worldwide for decades. Parallel with nuclear cardiology’s growth has been the evolution of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology as a distinct and important entity, as well as the growth of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology as a superb medical publication. Having had the opportunity to observe this evolution from its inception has been extremely satisfying. …
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Metadata
Title
Nuclear cardiology, patient care, and the humanities
Author
Barry L. Zaret, MD, MASNC
Publication date
01-04-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-019-01634-x

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