Mortality rates after surgery in New South Wales

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 871-877

  Harris, Ian ^a   Madan, Aman ^a   Naylor, Justine ^a,b   Chong, Shanley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Mortality; Outcome; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870343910     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06319.x     Document Type: Article

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