Why do hospital death rates vary?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 692-694

  Halm, Ethan A ^a   Chassin, Mark R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MORTALITY; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HOLIDAYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0035975402     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200108303450911     Document Type: Editorial

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