Appropriateness use of coronary angiography in patients with suspected ischemic heart disease in Brazil

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 348-349

  Gontijo, Roberto Veloso ^a   Proietti, Fernando Augusto ^a   Santos Amaral, Carlos Faria ^a   De Rezende, Nilton Alves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Appropriateness use of coronarygraphy; Coronary angiography; Ischemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 25444504252     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.10.047     Document Type: Article

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