The risk of death associated with delayed coronary artery bypass surgery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The detrimental effect of delaying surgical revascularization has been estimated in randomized trials and observational studies. It has been argued that the Kaplan-Meier method used in quantifying the hazard of delayed treatment is n...
Main Authors: | Kuramoto Lisa, Levy Adrian R, Sobolev Boris G, Hayden Robert, Brophy James M, FitzGerald J Mark |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-07-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/85 |
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