Determining optimal population rates of cardiac catheterization: a phantom alternative?
Natarajan
Madhu K
MK
Population Health Research Institute and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. natarajm@ccc.mcmaster.ca
Gafni
Amiram
A
Yusuf
Salim
S
D002170:Canada; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment