Spinal cord stimulation significantly decreases the need for acute hospital admission for chest pain in patients with refractory angina pectoris

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-92

  Murray, S ^a   Carson, K G S ^a   Ewings, P D ^b   Collins, P D ^b   James, M A ^a  

^a TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Admission rate; Cost effectiveness; Refractory angina pectoris; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033060071     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.1.89     Document Type: Article

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