Is cardiology consultation required before cardiac catheterization?

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 220-224

  Jotkowitz, Alan B ^a,b   Cafri, Carlos ^a,b   Dakwar, Jubran S ^a,b   Fischer, Naomi E ^a,b   Ilia, Reuven ^a,b   Schlaeffer, Francisc ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Coronary artery disease; Hospitalists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3543147232     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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