The epidemiology of pacemaker implantation in the United States.

A study was conducted to evaluate data on pacemaker implantation throughout the U.S. The Medical Device Implant Supplement to the 1988 National Health Interview Survey yielded an estimate of 456,482 noninstitutionalized adults with pacemakers. Findings indicated that the prevalence of pacemakers r...

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Published in:	Public Health Reports Vol. 110; pp. 42 - 47
Main Authors:	Silverman, Barbara G., Gross, Thomas P., Kaczmarek, Ronald G.
Format:	Article
Published:	Association of Schools of Public Health January/February 1995
Subjects:	Cardiac pacemakers Public health United States
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