Statewide regionalization of pancreaticoduodenectomy and its effect on in-hospital mortality

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Gordon, Toby A ^a,b,c,d   Bowman, Helen M ^a   Tielsch, James M ^c   Bass, Eric B ^a,b,c   Burleyson, Gregg P ^a   Cameron, John L ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED STATES; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

AGED; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032470595     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199807000-00011     Document Type: Article

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