title: Quality in surgery: current issues for the future.
authors.affiliation: Center for Surgical Outcomes and Quality, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA , 10833 Le Conte Avenue, CHS Room 72-215, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. cko@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Clifford Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maggard
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agustin
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*