Cost-effectiveness of the radial versus femoral artery approach to diagnostic cardiac catheterization

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 349-353

  Roussanov, Oleg ^a   Wilson, S Jeanne ^a   Henley, Katherine ^a   Estacio, Greta ^a   Hill, Judith ^a   Dogan, Brenda ^a   Henley, William F ^a   Jarmukli, Nabil ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY; RECOVERY ROOM; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; RECOVERY ROOM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548102015     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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