Do clinical pathways for major vascular surgery improve outcomes and reduce cost?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-185

  Collier, P E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0030843592     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70177-0     Document Type: Article

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