The Zero Mortality Paradox in Surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-16

  Dimick, Justin B ^a,b,c   Welch, H Gilbert ^a,b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249074874     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.07.032     Document Type: Article

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