Incidence of Unwarranted Implantation of Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers in a Large Medical Population
- 21 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 318 (3), 158-163
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198801213180306
Abstract
Because of allegations that the implantation of many permanent cardiac pacemakers has been unjustified, we reviewed the indications for all new pacemakers implanted at 30 hospitals in Philadelphia County between January 1 and June 30, 1983, and paid for by Medicare.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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