Assessment of the Reliability of Data Collected for the Department of Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 550-560

  Davis, Chester L ^a   Pierce, John R ^a   Henderson, William ^a   Spencer, C David ^a   Tyler, Christine ^a   Langberg, Robert ^a   Swafford, Jennan ^a   Felan, Gladys S ^a   Kearns, Martha A ^a   Booker, Brigitte ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEATH; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33947215597     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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