Pan-Canadian Cardiovascular Data Definitions and Quality Indicators: A Status Update

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 599-601

  Johnstone, David E ^a   Buller, Christopher E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84866385484     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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