Influence of cardiac-surgery performance reports on referral practices and access to care: A survey of cardiovascular specialists

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 335, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-256

  Schneider, Eric C ^b   Epstein, Arnold M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 0029924846     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199607253350406     Document Type: Article

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