Using risk-adjusted outcomes to assess clinical practice: An overview of issues pertaining to risk adjustment

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1822-1826

  Iezzoni, Lisa I ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028007037     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)91721-3     Document Type: Article

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