Institutional peer review can reduce the risk and cost of carotid endarterectomy

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 939-942

  Olcott IV, Cornelius ^a   Mitchell, R Scott ^a   Steinberg, Gary K ^a   Zarins, Christopher K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033855538     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.135.8.939     Document Type: Article

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