Impact of age on hospital course and cost of coronary artery bypass grafting

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 768-771

  Chee, Jung H ^b   Filion, Kristian B ^b   Haider, Seema ^b   Pilote, Louise ^b   Eisenberg, Mark J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CONNECTICUT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEBEC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542512522     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.058     Document Type: Article

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