Use of resources and postoperative outcome

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 167, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 643-649

  Niskanen, M M ^a   Takala, J A ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Outcome assessment; Resource utilization; Standardized mortality ratio; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0034767482     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11024150152619246     Document Type: Article

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