title: Comparative effectiveness research: relative and efficient outcomes in surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Kirby.Bland@ccc.uab.edu
authors.forename: Kirby I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Bland
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hoyt
authors.forename: Hiram C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Polk
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Niederhuber
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome