Association of increasing surgeon age with decreasing in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

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Published in World J Surg on January 01, 2010

Authors

Chiah-Yang Chai1, Chao-Hung Chen, Hui-Wen Lin, Herng-Ching Lin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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