The appropriateness of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in Korea

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 199-205

  Yim, Jun ^a   Khang, Young Ho ^b   Oh, Byung Hee ^c   Kim, Yong Ik ^c   Kim, Chang Yup ^c  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; PTCA; RAND technique

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KOREA; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 2942541557     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.03.028     Document Type: Article

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