Analysis and comparison of operator-specific outcomes in interventional cardiology: From a multicenter database of 4860 quality-controlled procedures

Circulation

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 431-439

  Ellis, Stephen G ^a   Omoigui, Nowamagbe ^a   Bittl, John A ^b   Lincoff, Michael ^a   Wolfe, Mark W ^b   Howell, Georgiana ^a   Topol, Eric J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

angioplasty; myocardial infarction; statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030020284     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.93.3.431     Document Type: Article

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