Survey of cardiac pacing and implanted defibrillator practice patterns in the United States in 1997

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 842-855

  Bernstein, Alan D ^a   Parsonnet, Victor ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Pacemaker; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PACEMAKER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035002427     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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