Pay for Performance in Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 431-435

  Varela, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX SURGERY;

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPAIN; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 35448959183     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.07.009     Document Type: Review

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