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Review
. 2005 Oct;29(10):1241-4.
doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-7993-8.

The volume-outcome relationship: don't believe everything you see

Caprice K Christian  1 , Michael L Gustafson, Rebecca A Betensky, Jennifer Daley, Michael J Zinner
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Review

The volume-outcome relationship: don't believe everything you see

Caprice K Christian et al. World J Surg. 2005 Oct.

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  • World J Surg. 2006 Nov;30(11):2085

Abstract

This paper investigates methodological limitations of the volume-outcome relationship. A brief overview of quality measurement is followed by a discussion of two important aspects of the relationship.

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