The appropriateness of use of coronary angiography in Lebanon: Implications for health policy

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 210-217

  Sibai, Abla M ^a   Tohme, Rania A ^a   Saade, Georges A ^b   Ghanem, Georges ^b,c   Alam, Samir ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Lebanese Society of Cardiology

^c RIZK HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Cardiovascular diseases; Coronary angiography; Lebanon; Medical technology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEBANON; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 45949101455     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn005     Document Type: Article

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