How and why do we measure surgical risk?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 508-512

  Chand, Manish ^a   Armstrong, Tom ^a   Britton, Greg ^b   Nash, Guy F ^b  

^a University Hospital Southampton   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 37249040092     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.11.508     Document Type: Article

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