Coronary artery bypass grafting in Canada: National and provincial mortality trends, 1992-1995

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-31

  Ghali, William A ^a   Quan, Hude ^a   Brant, Rollin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0032516503     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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