Selecting the ideal cardiovascular surgeon: Is it possible with public dissemination of clinical outcomes?

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 585-586

  Canto, John G ^a  

^a LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADDICTION; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCREDITATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CERTIFICATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250771231     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3180d5cbf0     Document Type: Editorial

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