Time-of-Day Effects on Surgical Outcomes in the Private Sector: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Kelz, Rachel R ^a,b   Tran, Timothy T ^c   Hosokawa, Patrick ^d   Henderson, William ^d   Paulson, E Carter ^b   Spitz, Francis ^a,b   Hamilton, Barton H ^e   Hall, Bruce L ^a,c,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 70349419557     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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