Hospital volume is related to clinical and economic outcomes of esophageal resection in Maryland

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 334-340

  Dimick, Justin B ^a   Cattaneo, Stephen M ^a   Lipsett, Pamela A ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Heitmiller, Richard F ^a,b  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034904339     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02781-3     Document Type: Article

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