The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 10 , Pages 760-766 , November 2009

Cardiac Stress Testing in Women

  • Jennifer T. McCaffery

      Affiliations

    • Jennifer T. McCaffery, MSN, FNP, is a nurse practitioner at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
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  • Stephen A. Geraci

      Affiliations

    • Stephen A. Geraci, MD, is professor and vice chair of internal medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and chief of medicine at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center.

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 In compliance with national ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.

PII: S1555-4155(08)00605-3

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.10.017

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 5, Issue 10 , Pages 760-766 , November 2009

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