Unrealistic expectations arising from mortality data reported in the cardiothoracic journals

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-20

  Anyanwu, Ani C ^a   Treasure, Tom ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0036384694     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.119057     Document Type: Article

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