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Research Article

Cost comparison of four revascularisation procedures for the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease: a commentary

Michael Rokoss McMaster University, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
, MD FRCC,
Xiaoyin Wang McMaster University, Deoartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, HamiltonCanada; Hamilton Health Services, CADENCE Research Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
, MSc MA &
Andre Lamy McMaster University, Deoartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, HamiltonCanada; Hamilton Health Services, CADENCE Research Group, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; McMaster University, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
, MD FRCSC MHSc
Pages 1-2 | Accepted 14 Jan 2008, Published online: 19 Feb 2010

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