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GIBBONS ET AL., 2002 GUIDELINE UPDATE FOR EXERCISE TESTING
Circulation 2002;106:1883-1892

ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing—Summary Article

A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1997 Excercise Testing Guidelines)

Replacement and New References

(References from the 1997 guidelines appear in normal type; new references appear in boldface type.)

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