Comparing risk-adjusted hospital mortality for CABG and AMI patients

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 425-433

  Park, H K ^a   Ahn, H S ^b   Yoon, S J ^b   Lee, H Y ^b   Hong, J M ^c   Lee, S W ^d   Hann, H J ^e  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^e Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery bypass graft; Hospital mortality; Hospital quality; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KOREA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 23044438044     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300408     Document Type: Article

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