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Figure 2. Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality
Improving Health Care Quality: Fact Sheet
Source: Adapted from Birkmeyer, Siewers, Finlayson, et al. Hospital volume and surgical mortality in the United States. NEJM 2002;346(15):1128-37.
Current as of September 2002
Internet Citation: Figure 2. Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality: Improving Health Care Quality: Fact Sheet.
September 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/errors-safety/improving-quality/qualfact-fig2.html
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