Adjusting cesarean delivery rates for case mix

Health Services Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 511-528

  Keeler, Emmett B ^a   Park, Rolla Edward ^a   Bell, Robert M ^a   Gifford, Deidre Spelliscy ^a   Keesey, Joan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CESAREAN SECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030884823     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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