Time for a change - A new approach to ICD replacement

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 366, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-293

  Kramer, Daniel B ^a   Buxton, Alfred E ^a   Zimetbaum, Peter J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84856239523     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1111467     Document Type: Article

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