Regular ArticleUsing the Veterans Administration National Surgical Quality Improvement Program to Improve Patient Outcomes
Presented at the 23rd Annual Symposium of the Association of Veterans Administration Surgeons, St. Louis, Missouri, May 2–4, 1999
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