DEBATE: VICTORIAN AUDIT OF SURGICAL MORTALITY
Re: Evaluating the value and impact of the Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality
Alan Karthikesalingam MSc, MRCS,
Alan Karthikesalingam MSc, MRCS
Department of Outcomes Research, St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this author Peter James Holt PhD, FRCS,
Peter James Holt PhD, FRCS
Department of Outcomes Research, St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Hospital, London, UK
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Alan Karthikesalingam MSc, MRCS,
Alan Karthikesalingam MSc, MRCS
Department of Outcomes Research, St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this author Peter James Holt PhD, FRCS,
Peter James Holt PhD, FRCS
Department of Outcomes Research, St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Hospital, London, UK
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First published: 06 October 2013
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