On the fine balance between the completeness of clinical data and the effective use of outcomes data

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 607-608

  De Paulis, Ruggero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0037383180     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00121-0     Document Type: Note

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