Limitations of the ACS NSQIP in thyroid surgery

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3529-3530

  Sippel, Rebecca S ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID CANCER; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 82955212748     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1939-1     Document Type: Editorial

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