The application of epidemiologic methods to the assessment of cardiology outcomes

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Gray, Darryl T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030932762     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.1997.tb00004.x     Document Type: Article

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