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Welsh heart surgeons demand expansion in services
BMJ 1999; 319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7205.278e (Published 31 July 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;319:278
- Roger Dobson
- Abergavenny
Clinicians in Wales have claimed that the number of heart operations carried out in the principality needs to double. Wales has more than 800 people on waiting lists and a 20% higher mortality from heart disease than England, so for a population of 2.5 million the number of operations should be 2400 rather than the existing 1200, said …
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