Diagnosis of suspected coronary artery disease in women: A cost- effectiveness analysis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1019-1027

  Kim, Catherine ^b   Kwok, Yeong S ^b   Saha, Somnath ^b   Redberg, Rita F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SIMULATION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0033404166     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70357-1     Document Type: Article

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