Outcomes and costs of coronary artery bypass grafting: Comparison between octogenarians and septuagenarians at a tertiary care centre

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 759-764

  Smith, K M ^a   Lamy, A ^a   Arthur, H M ^a   Gafni, A ^a   Kent, R ^a  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034803670     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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