American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 6 , Pages 932-934 , December 2003

Volume as a surrogate for percutaneous coronary intervention quality: is this the right measuring stick?

  • Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CalifUSA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ralph G. Brindis, MD, Chief of Cardiac Services, San Francisco Kaiser Hospital, Division of Cardiology, 2nd Floor, 2350 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
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  • William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Emory Center for Outcomes Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GaUSA
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  • R.Adams Dudley, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, Calif, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00515-5

American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 6 , Pages 932-934 , December 2003

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