Regionalization of High-Risk Surgery and Implications for Patient Travel Times

JAMA

Volumn 290, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2703-2708

  Birklneyer, John D ^a,b   Siewers, Andrea E ^c   Marth, Nancy J ^b   Goodman, David C ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RURAL AREA; SIMULATION; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0345293127     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.20.2703     Document Type: Article

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