Guidelines for assessing and managing the perioperative risk from coronary artery disease associated with major noncardiac surgery

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-312

  Palda, Valerie A ^a   Detsky, Allan S ^b   Thibault, George E ^c   Feussner, John R ^c   Audet, Anne Marie J ^c   Freisinger Jr , Gottlieb C ^c   Kent, Daniel L ^c   Marton, Keith I ^c   Palda, Valerie Anne ^c   Whyte, John J ^c   Winters, Preston L ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030762531     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-4-199708150-00011     Document Type: Short Survey

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