The Bright Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Era of Changing Health Care Delivery: An Update

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-24

  Grover, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST CONTROL; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249047426     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.100     Document Type: Editorial

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