Volume-Based Trends in Thyroid Surgery
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Volume-based trends in thyroid surgery.
OBJECTIVE to characterize contemporary patterns of thyroid surgical care and variables associated with access to high-volume care. DESIGN cross-sectional analysis. SETTING maryland Health Service Cost Review Commission database. PATIENTS adults who underwent surgery for thyroid disease in Maryland between January 1, 1990, and July 1, 2009. RESULTS overall, 21 270 thyroid surgical proced...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2010.212