title: Should we regionalize major surgery? Potential benefits and policy considerations.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences and the Department of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Birkmeyer
mesh_terms: D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States