Racial differences in cardiac catheterization use and appropriateness

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 315, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 302-306

  Ferguson, Jeffrey A ^a,b,c   Adams, Terryl A ^a   Weinberger, Morris ^a,b,c  

^a RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Retrospective studies (blacks, whites, veterans)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0031965907     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199805000-00003     Document Type: Article

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