Does higher hospital volume improve the patient outcome in acute pancreatitis?

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 371-372

  Yokoe, Masamichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 84896732521     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: 14355922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-013-0930-y     Document Type: Editorial

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