American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 164-167 , January 2006

Impact of race and ethnicity on inhospital outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (report from the 2000-2001 New York State Angioplasty Registry)

Received 18 November 2004 ,Accepted 20 February 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.02.029

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 164-167 , January 2006

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