Case-Mix Adjustment Using Administrative Databases: A Paradigm to Guide Future Research

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 326-356

  Wray, Nelda P ^a   Hollingsworth, John C ^a   Petersen, Nancy J ^a   Ashton, Carol M ^a  

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DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031218941     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879705400306     Document Type: Review

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