Should cardiac surgery be performed in low-volume hospitals?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 773-774

  David, Tirone E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAZIL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33645395984     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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