The effect of the volume of procedures at transplantation centers on mortality after liver transplantation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 27, 1999, Pages 2049-2053

  Edwards, Erick B ^a   Roberts, John P ^b   McBride, Maureen A ^a   Schulak, James A ^d   Hunsicker, Lawrence G ^c  

^a UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033619966     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199912303412703     Document Type: Article

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