Need for a Global Definition of Normative Echo Values—Rationale and Design of the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography Normal Values Study (WASE)

Federico M. Asch; Jose Banchs; Rhonda Price; Vera Rigolin; James D. Thomas; Neil J. Weissman; Roberto M. Lang

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.006

Need for a Global Definition of Normative Echo Values—Rationale and Design of the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography Normal Values Study (WASE)

Federico M. Asch, Jose Banchs, Rhonda Price, Vera Rigolin, James D. Thomas, Neil J. Weissman, Roberto M. Lang

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	157-162.e2
Journal	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.006
State	Published - Jan 2019

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Asch, F. M., Banchs, J., Price, R., Rigolin, V., Thomas, J. D., Weissman, N. J., & Lang, R. M. (2019). Need for a Global Definition of Normative Echo Values—Rationale and Design of the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography Normal Values Study (WASE). Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 32(1), 157-162.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.006

Need for a Global Definition of Normative Echo Values—Rationale and Design of the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography Normal Values Study (WASE). / Asch, Federico M.; Banchs, Jose; Price, Rhonda et al.
In: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Vol. 32, No. 1, 01.2019, p. 157-162.e2.

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Asch, FM, Banchs, J, Price, R, Rigolin, V, Thomas, JD, Weissman, NJ & Lang, RM 2019, 'Need for a Global Definition of Normative Echo Values—Rationale and Design of the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography Normal Values Study (WASE)', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 157-162.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2018.10.006

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