Systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between hospital volume and outcome for lower limb arterial surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 797-803

  Awopetu, A I ^a   Moxey, P ^a   Hinchliffe, R J ^a   Jones, K G ^a   Thompson, M M ^a   Holt, P J E ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LEG; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

AMPUTATION; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; LEG; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PUBLICATION BIAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952756059     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7089     Document Type: Review

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