Public reporting of cardiac surgery outcomes'what do we know, what can we expect?

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 710-712

  Shahian, David M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ADJUSTMENT; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 78449304062     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01147.x     Document Type: Editorial

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