Disparities in surgery: Access to outcomes

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-508

  Rogers Jr , Selwyn O ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41049097109     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9382-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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