Trends and variations in the use of vascular surgery in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-253

  Simunovic, Marko ^b   To, Teresa ^b   Johnston, K Wayne ^b   Naylor, C David ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ontario; Surgical rates; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0029871074     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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