Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A volkswagen or a rolls royce: How much will we pay to save a life?

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1372-1374

  Zipes, D P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Defibrillation; Editorials

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035853026     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.10.1372     Document Type: Editorial

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