Using the Veterans Administration National Surgical Quality Improvement Program to improve patient outcomes

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-61

  Neumayer, Leigh ^a,b   Mastin, Mary ^a,b   Vanderhoof, Lana ^a,b   Hinson, Douglas ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Risk adjusted outcomes; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033971043     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5791     Document Type: Article

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