The revised cardiac risk index delivers what it promised

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-58

  Goldman, Lee ^a  

^a P and S 2 401 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVISED CARDIAC RISK INDEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 74849089632     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-1-201001050-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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