Regional quality groups in the society for vascular surgery® vascular quality initiative

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 884-890

  Woo, Karen ^a,h   Eldrup Jorgensen, Jens ^b   Hallett, John W ^c   Davies, Mark G ^d   Beck, Adam ^e   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^f   Weaver, Fred A ^a   Cronenwett, Jack L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Roper St Francis Heart and Vascular Center   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 84875210420     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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