Racial variation in predicted and observed in-hospital death: A regional analysis

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 1639-1644

  Gordon, Howard S ^a,c   Harper, Dwain L ^b,d   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a,e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cleveland Hlth Qual Choice Coal   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Qual Info Management Corporation   (United States)

^e LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK; STROKE;

EID: 0029827040     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.20.1639     Document Type: Article

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