Public policy and coronary stenting: A different perspective

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-57

  Brophy, James M ^a,b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Angrignon   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary stenting; Public health policy; Randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POLICY; RESTENOSIS; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANADA; CORONARY DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031942376     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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