1. Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005 
Howard K. Song, MD, PhD, Brian S. Diggs, PhD, Matthew S. Slater, MD, Steven W. Guyton, MD, MHA, Ross M. Ungerleider, MD, MBA, Karl F. Welke, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 137, Issue 1, Pages (January 2009)
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2. Figure 1
Expected and risk adjusted mortality of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the United States from 1988 to 2005.
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3. Figure 2
Hospital charges for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the United States from 1988 to Expressed in 1988 dollars.
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