Interest in morbidity scores and classification in general surgery;Interés de las escalas de morbilidad en cirugía general

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 269-271

  Dindo, Daniel ^a   Clavien, Pierre Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 70349950713     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2009.07.004     Document Type: Editorial

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