title: The National Veterans Administration Surgical Risk Study: risk adjustment for the comparative assessment of the quality of surgical care.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kreder
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: McLeod
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs