Published in Ann Surg on July 01, 2015
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Optimizing appropriate use of procedures in an era of payment reform. Ann Surg (2014) 0.75
Expanding the Scope of Quality Measurement in Surgery to Include Non-Operative Care: Results from the ACS NSQIP Emergency General Surgery Pilot. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2017) 0.75
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Surgical Quality and Equity: Revisiting the Class of 1895. Ann Surg (2016) 0.75
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