Coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly: The challenge and the opportunity

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1220-1221

  Yim, A P C ^a   Arifi, A A ^a   Wan, S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034031851     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.5.1220     Document Type: Editorial

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