Identifying High-Quality Bariatric Surgery Centers: Hospital Volume or Risk-Adjusted Outcomes?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 702-706

  Dimick, Justin B ^a   Osborne, Nicholas H ^a   Nicholas, Lauren ^a   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH BYPASS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 70549097001     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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