Unwarranted variations in healthcare delivery: Implications for academic medical centres

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7370, 2002, Pages 961-964

  Wennberg, John E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037180211     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.961     Document Type: Review

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