[Guideline for indication and utilization of echocardiography in clinical practice].

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Published in Arq Bras Cardiol on February 09, 2004

Authors

Orlando Campos Filho, Paulo Zielinsky, Juarez Ortiz, Benedito Carlos Maciel, José Lazaro Andrade, Wilson Mathias, Djair Falcão Brindeiro Filho, Jorge Eduardo Assef, Carlos T Oliveira Lima, Márcia de Melo Barbosa, Valdir Ambrósio Moisés, Samira Mohry Borges, Sérgio Cunha Pontes, Rogério Tasca, Vera Márcia Gimenez, Iran Castro, Manuel Adan Gil, Adelaide Arruda-Olson, Jeane Mike Tsu-Tsui, Jorge Ilha Guimarães, Brazilian Society of Cardiology

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