Editorial: Experience with revascularization procedures does matter: Low volume means worse outcome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1954-1957

  Wijns, William ^a   Kolh, Philippe H ^b  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER AALST   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; NOTE; STATISTICS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; WORKLOAD;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955957373     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq172     Document Type: Editorial

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