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The origins and early years of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

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    Frans J. Th. Wackers MD, PhD

  2. Department of Cardiology, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USA

    Jeffrey A. Leppo MD

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Wackers, F.J.T., Leppo, J.A. The origins and early years of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 20, 6–16 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-012-9651-5

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