Refurbishing pacemakers: A viable approach

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Anilkumar, R ^a   Balachander, J ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INDIA; PULSE GENERATOR; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 3242786490     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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