Outcome report cards: A necessity in the health care market

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-51

  Ireson, C I ^a   Ford, M A ^a   Hower, J M ^a   Schwartz, R W ^a  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

DISCLOSURE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0036139585     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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