Comparison of surgical outcomes between teaching and nonteaching hospitals in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 370-383

  Khuri, Shukri F ^a,b,c,k,l   Najjar, Samer F ^a,b,c,k,l   Daley, Jennifer ^a,d,k,l   Krasnicka, Barbara ^e,k,l   Hossain, Monir ^a,k,l   Henderson, William G ^e,k,l   Aust, J Bradley ^f,k,l   Bass, Barbara ^g,k,l   Bishop, Michael J ^h,k,l   Demakis, John ^i,k,l   DePalma, Ralph ^i,k,l   Fabri, Peter j ^j,k,l   Fink, Aaron ^k,l   Gibbs, James ^e,k,l   Grover, Frederick ^k,l,m   Hammermeister, Karl ^k,l,m   McDonald, Gerald ^i,k,l   Neumayer, Leigh ^k,l,n   Roswell, Robert H ^k,l,o   Spencer, Jeannette ^a,k,l   Turnage, Richard H ^k,l,p   more..

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Hines VA Cooperative Studies Program   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^k ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

ⁿ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^o Veterans Integrated Service Network 8   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MAJOR SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SOLDIER; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17944373261     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200109000-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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