Toward Public Disclosure of Surgical Results: Experience of Cardiac Surgery in the United Kingdom

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-411

  Keogh, Bruce E ^a   Bridgewater, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 35448952084     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.08.001     Document Type: Review

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