Does it matter what a hospital is “high volume” for? Specificity of hospital volume-outcome associations for surgical procedures: analysis of administrative data
AUTOR(ES)
Urbach, David R
FONTE
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
RESUMO
Objective To determine whether the improved outcome of a surgical procedure in high volume hospitals is specific to the volume of the same procedure.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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