Surgical quality measurement: An evolving science

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 586-587

  Merkow, Ryan P ^a,b,c   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a,b   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,d  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGERY;

HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84880603335     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.128     Document Type: Note

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