Microvascular decompression surgery in the United States, 1996 to 2000: mortality rates, morbidity rates, and the effects of hospital and surgeon volumes.

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Published in Neurosurgery on June 01, 2003

Authors

Steven N Kalkanis1, Emad N Eskandar, Bob S Carter, Fred G Barker

Author Affiliations

1: Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 32 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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