Outcomes analysis and systems of children's surgical care

Pediatric Surgery and Urology: Long-Term Outcomes, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 29-38

  Oldham, Keith T ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^b   Mouriquand, Pierre D E ^c  

^a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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EID: 41449096644     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511545757.004     Document Type: Chapter

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