Valid peer review for surgeons working in small hospitals

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-18

  Allen, Jeff W ^a,b   DeSimone, Kenneth J ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Quality Surgical Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Area health education centers; Patient education; Professional practice; Program evaluation; Resource utilization; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK RESUMPTION;

BENCHMARKING; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURGERY;

EID: 0036069937     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00892-9     Document Type: Article

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