Evidence or faith? Coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients

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W A Ghali et al. CMAJ. 2001.

. 2001 Sep 18;165(6):775-6.

¹ Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. wghali@ucalgary.ca

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Outcomes and costs of coronary artery bypass grafting: comparison between octogenarians and septuagenarians at a tertiary care centre.
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