Quality of care differs by patient characteristics: Outcome disparities after ambulatory surgical procedures

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 395-401

  Menachemi, Nir ^a   Chukmaitov, Askar ^a   Brown, L Steven ^a   Saunders, Charles ^a   Brooks, Robert G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgical procedures; Arthroscopy; Cataract removal; Colonoscopy; Disparities; Inguinal hernia; Quality of care; Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36148936383     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607307996     Document Type: Article

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