Quality Control and Learning Curves at the Heart Center Leipzig

David M. Holzhey; Anne-Katrin Funkat; Jan Gummert

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1601047

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 65(S 03): S209-S212
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1601047

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Quality Control and Learning Curves at the Heart Center Leipzig

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David M. Holzhey

¹Herzzentrum Leipzig, Herzchirurgie, Leipzig, Germany
Anne-Katrin Funkat

¹Herzzentrum Leipzig, Herzchirurgie, Leipzig, Germany
Jan Gummert

²Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

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