Access to coronary artery bypass surgery by race/ethnicity and gender among patients who are appropriate for surgery.

EL, Hannan; Ryn M, van; J, Burke; D, Stone; D, Kumar; D, Arani; W, Pierce; S, Rafii; TA, Sanborn; S, Sharma; J, Slater; BA, DeBuono

doi:10.1097/00005650-199901000-00010

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Access to coronary artery bypass surgery by race/ethnicity and gender among patients who are appropriate for surgery.

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Authors:

Hannan EL

van Ryn M

Burke J

Abstract

Objective The study sought to determine if there were race/ethnicity or gender differences in access to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery among patients who have been designated as appropriate and as necessary for that surgery according to the RAND methodology.Methods RAND appropriateness ...

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