Exporting Excellence for Whipple Resection to Refine the Leapfrog Initiative

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-197

  Maa, John ^a,b   Gosnell, Jessica E ^a,b   Gibbs, Verna C ^a,b   Harris, Hobart W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Mateo Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

leapfrog; quality improvement; volume outcome; Whipple resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847662064     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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