Adjusting outcome measurements for case-mix in a vascular surgical Register - is it possible and desirable?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 459-463

  Elfstrom, J ^a   Troeng, T ^a   Stubberod, A ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case mix; Outcome; Quality assessment; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE MIX; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030464935     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(96)80015-3     Document Type: Article

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