The Ethics of Transparency: Publication of Cardiothoracic Surgical Outcomes in the Lay Press

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 679-686

  Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^a   Cerfolio, Robert J ^b   Sade, Robert M ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

^c Institute of Human Values in Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLISHING; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60849111705     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.043     Document Type: Article

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