Readmissions for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: An important supplementary outcome

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 735-738

  Hannan, Edward L ^a  

^a University at Albany School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142856120     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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