Calculation and public use of the unit-specific standardized mortality ratio [1] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 212-213

  Wolfe, R A ^a   Held, P J ^a   Port, F K ^a   Newmann, J M ^a   Schluter, W W ^a   Lacson E , Jr ^a   Teng, M ^a   Lazarus, J M ^a   Lew, N ^a   Lowrie, E G ^a   Owen W F , Jr ^a   Wish, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; LETTER; MORTALITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034969264     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.26159     Document Type: Letter

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