Analysis of deaths while waiting for cardiac surgery among 29 293 consecutive patients in Ontario, Canada

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-349

  Morgan, C D ^a   Sykora, K ^b   Naylor, C D ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031970218     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.4.345     Document Type: Article

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