Assessing quality and outcomes for percutaneous coronary intervention: Choosing statistical models, outcomes, time periods, and patient populations

American Heart Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 571-574

  Hannan, Edward L ^a   Wu, Chuntao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY STENT; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037385485     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2003.183     Document Type: Editorial

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