A comparison of cardiovascular procedure use between the United States and Canada

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 467-487

  Verrilli, Diana K ^a   Berenson, Robert ^a   Katz, Steven J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Access; Cardiovascular; International comparisons; Resource allocation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031876248     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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