Implications of cost in treatment selection for patients with coronary heart disease

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Mark, Daniel B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0030041124     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)01077-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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