Innovation and comparative-effectiveness research in cardiac surgery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 1897-1899

  Peterson, Eric David ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 70350786617     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0907887     Document Type: Editorial

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