Contributions of frequency distribution analysis to the understanding of coronary restenosis: A reappraisal of the gaussian curve

Circulation

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1123-1132

  Lehmann, Kenneth G ^c,d   Melkert, Rein ^b   Serruys, Patrick W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

angioplasty; coronary disease; restenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029865475     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.93.6.1123     Document Type: Article

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