Many Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories Underused in Veterans Administration Hospitals: Better Planning and Control Needed

HRD-76-168 Published: Feb 28, 1977. Publicly Released: Feb 28, 1977.

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Better management and control of costly cardiac catheterization laboratories is needed in Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals.

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