The legacy of Bristol: public disclosure of individual surgeons' results
- 19 August 2004
- Vol. 329 (7463) , 450-454
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7463.450
Abstract
Measurement of outcomes from medical or surgical interventions is part of good practice, but publication of individual doctors9 results remains controversial. The authors discuss this issue in the context of cardiothoracic surgeryKeywords
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