title: Purchase and design preferences for cardiac pacemakers.
abstract: This analysis of the criteria for selecting pacemakers highlights the design features that medical practitioners and patients believe are important in the devices they use and their reasons for brand selection.
authors.affiliation: maneesh@mail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shrivastav
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007564:Japan; D008319:Malta; D009426:Netherlands; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States