Understanding of regional variation in the use of surgery.

The use of common surgical procedures varies widely across regions. Differences in illness burden, diagnostic practices, and patient attitudes about medical intervention explain only a small degree of regional variation in surgery rates. Evidence suggests that surgical variation results mainly from...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Birkmeyer, J, Reames, B, McCulloch, P, Carr, A, Campbell, W, Wennberg, J
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2013