Multilevel models: Applications to health data

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 154-164

  Rice, Nigel ^a   Leyland, Alastair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; META-ANALYSIS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030177388     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135581969600100307     Document Type: Review

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