Are women different from men in ways that matter? Maybe

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 264-265

  Nussmeier, Nancy A ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 31044440902     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.032     Document Type: Editorial

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