When is better not good enough?: Insights from the COURAGE economic study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-6

  Kirtane, Ajay J ^a   Cohen, David J ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 59549086402     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.108.814244     Document Type: Review

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