Does specialization improve outcome in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery?

Vascular

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Rosenthal, Rachel ^a   Von Känel, Oliver ^a   Eugster, Thomas ^a   Stierli, Peter ^a   Gürke, Lorenz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Outcome; Specialization; Volume

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 17444362247     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.13.2.107     Document Type: Article

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