Definition and adjustment of Cesarean section rates and assessments of hospital performance

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-291

  Kritchevsky, Stephen B ^a   Braun, Barbara I ^b   Gross, Peter A ^b   Newcomb, Carol S ^b   Kelleher, Carol Ann ^b   Simmons, Bryan P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Jt Commn Accreditation H ^*

^c Quality Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Hospitals; Risk; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032865138     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.4.283     Document Type: Article

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