Audit, Quality Control, and Performance in Thoracic Surgery: A North American Perspective

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-386

  Tong, Betty C ^a   Harpole Jr , David H ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL CARE; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX SURGERY;

CLINICAL AUDIT; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35548948449     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.08.003     Document Type: Review

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