Quality of life following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Early experiences in the Malaysian setting

Total Quality Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4-6, 2000, Pages

  Abu Bakar, Azman ^a   Chinna, Karuthan ^b   Awang, Yahya ^c   Krishnan, Suresh Kumar ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 0442294969     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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