title: The surgeon as a prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, U.Z. Gasthuisgerg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Toni.Lerut@us.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lerut
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011786:Quality Control; D013038:Specialization