Inequity of use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in England: Retrospective analysis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7489, 2005, Pages 454-455

  Parkes, Julie ^a   Chase, Deborah L ^a   Grace, Andrew ^b   Cunningham, David ^c   Roderick, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Information Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14644420850     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38337.635648.82     Document Type: Article

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