Statistical power analysis to estimate how many months of data are required to identify operating room staffing solutions to reduce labor costs and increase productivity

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 640-643

  Epstein, Richard H ^a   Dexter, Franklin ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0036183258     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200203000-00029     Document Type: Article

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