Diagnostic testing for coronary artery disease in women and gender differences in referral for revascularization

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-77

  Redberg, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031935650     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70385-4     Document Type: Article

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