Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient surgery - An S.O.S.

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1398-1400

  Jacobs, Danny O ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70349610472     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0907193     Document Type: Editorial

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