True versus reported waiting time for valvular aortic stenosis surgery

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 497-502

  Munt, Brad I ^a,b   Humphries, Karin H ^a,b   Gao, Min ^a,b   Moss, Robert R ^a,b   Thompson, Christopher R ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; British Columbia; Canada; Cardiovascular diseases; Prognosis; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33745261310     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70267-7     Document Type: Article

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