Effect of operative volume on morbidity, mortality, and hospital use after esophagectomy for cancer

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1126-1134

  Swisher, Stephen G ^a   DeFord, Linda ^a   Merriman, Kelly Willis ^a   Walsh, Garrett L ^a   Smythe, Roy ^a   Vaporicyan, Ara ^a   Ajani, Jaffer A ^a   Brown, Thomas ^a   Komaki, Ritsuko ^a   Roth, Jack A ^a   Putnam, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0034125875     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.105644     Document Type: Article

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