Quality improvement in cardiac care

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-36

  Grover, F L ^a   Cleveland, J C ^a   Shroyer, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036138565     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.137.1.28     Document Type: Review

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