Regional quality groups enhance effectiveness of vascular quality initiative®

American Surgeon

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 995-999

  Dunn, Joie ^a   Weaver, Fred A ^a   Woo, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

CALIFORNIA; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84944070008     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: 15559823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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