The stated and tacit impact of demographic and lifestyle factors on prioritization decisions for cardiac surgery

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Kee, F ^a   McDonald, P ^b   Kirwan, J R ^c   Patterson, C C ^a   Love, 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

AGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 0031037770     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.2.117     Document Type: Article

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