Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 283-289 , May 2008

Quality Assurance and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Clinical Trials

Received 6 August 2007 ,Revised 26 December 2007 ,Accepted 4 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.01.001

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 283-289 , May 2008

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