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Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 693-694

  Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^a   Shahian, David M ^b   Edwards, Fred H ^c   O'Brien, Sean M ^d   Blackstone, Eugene H ^e   Puskas, John D ^f   Schaffer, Justin ^g   Grover, Frederick L ^h   Mayer, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; CARDIAC PATIENT; DATA BASE; LETTER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864245144     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.085     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. E.E. Heng, M. Argenziano, F.H. Cheema Fundamental flaw in a fundamental measure: inaccuracies in death data reporting Ann Thorac Surg 94 2012 692 693
2. J.P. Jacobs, F.H. Edwards, D.M. Shahian Successful linking of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database to Social Security data to examine survival after cardiac operations Ann Thorac Surg 92 2011 32 39
3. D.L.S. Morales, A.J. McClellan, J.P. Jacobs Empowering a database with national long-term data about mortality: the use of national death registries Cardiol Young 18 Suppl 2 2008 188 195
4. E.H. Blackstone Demise of a vital resource J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143 2012 37 38
5. Jacobs JP, Edwards FH, Shahian DM, et al. Successful linking of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare data. Ann Thorac Surg 90:1150-7.