The role of outcomes data for assessing the expertise of a pituitary surgeon

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-376

  Shahlaie, Kiarash ^a   McLaughlin, Nancy ^a   Kassam, Amin B ^a   Kelly, Daniel F ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

complication; endonasal; endoscopy; pituitary adenoma; transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HISTORY; HYPOPHYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY;

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955771820     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e32833abcba     Document Type: Review

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