Bariatric surgery outcomes at designated centers of excellence vs nondesignated programs

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Livingston, Edward H ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65349116625     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.23     Document Type: Article

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