Random clinical decisions: Identifying variation in perioperative care

Anesthesiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-5

  Kheterpal, Sachin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84555218024     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31823d25de     Document Type: Editorial

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