The quality conundrum

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1053-1059

  Spray, Thomas L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049088007     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.028     Document Type: Editorial

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