Quality evaluation in congenital heart surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Lacour Gayet, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2942589209     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.020     Document Type: Editorial

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