What is a safe waiting time for coronary artery bypass surgery?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 669-676

  Kee, F ^a   Mcdonald, P ^b   Kirwan, J R ^c   Patterson, C C ^a   Love, A H G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030731169     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.11.669     Document Type: Article

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