Relation between operator and hospital volume and outcomes following percutaneous coronary interventions in the era of the coronary stent

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 3139-3144

  McGrath, Paul D ^a,b   Wennberg, David E ^a,c   Dickens, John D ^a   Siewers, Andrea E ^a   Lucas, F Lee ^a   Malenka, David J ^c,d   Kellett, Mirle A ^b   Ryan, Thomas J ^b  

^a Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034723008     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.24.3139     Document Type: Article

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