Public reporting of PCI outcomes and quality of care: One step forward and new questions raised

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1478-1479

  Moscucci, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867149595     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.13389     Document Type: Editorial

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