Urgency and priority for cardiac surgery: A clinical judgment analysis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7135, 1998, Pages 925-929

  Kee, F ^a   McDonald, P ^b   Kirwan, J R ^c   Patterson, C C ^a   Love, A H G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

EID: 0032554506     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7135.925     Document Type: Article

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