Effects of race, with or without gender, on operative mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting: A study using the society of thoracic surgeons national database

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 512-520

  Hartz, Renee S ^a   Rao, Anuradha V ^b   Plomondon, Mary E ^b   Grover, Frederick L ^b   Shroyer, A Laurie W ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Tulane University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035110124     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02030-0     Document Type: Article

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