Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Volume is not associated with outcome within an academic health care system

HPB Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Schell, Micheal T ^a   Barcia, Anthony ^a   Spitzer, Austin L ^b   Harris, Hobart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65749090585     PISSN: 08948569     EISSN: 16078462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/825940     Document Type: Article

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