Measuring surgical quality: What's the role of provider volume?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1217-1221

  Dimick, Justin B ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^b   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 27744483162     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7989-4     Document Type: Article

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