The impact of physician and hospital volume on the quality of surgical outcomes

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 53-54

  Bear, Harry D ^a,b   Lawrence Jr , Walter ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA STRICTURE;

CREDENTIALING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY;

EID: 0141961912     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.10290     Document Type: Editorial

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