A case study of hospital closure and centralization of coronary revascularization procedures

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1431-1435

  Hemmelgarn, B R ^a   Ghali, W A ^a   Quan, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034898287     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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