Does Patient Outcome Depend On Who They Are Or Where They Go For Care?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
Does the success of a procedure depend on how often it is performed at a hospital or by a particular surgeon? Is a patient's access to procedures such as liver transplantation influenced by patient characteristics such as socioeconomic factors, geographic location, insurance or referral source?
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