Quality measurement of outcome in general surgery revisited: Commentary and proposal

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-54

  Shuhaiber, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0036137704     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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