Surgical quality programs in the veterans health administration

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 999-1004

  Depalma, Ralph G ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; VOLUNTEER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 34548656845     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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