title: Time trends in the utilization of cardiac catheterization procedures in Italy, 1983-93.
abstract: The use of cardiac catheterization procedures and the number of hemodynamic laboratories in Italy increased steadily from 1983 through 1993, sometimes with no planning or modern technology assessment. It is recommended that in the future funds be assigned to improve underused laboratories rather than to build new facilities.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Favaretti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariotto
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy