An overview of the methods and data used in the CCORT Canadian Cardiovascular Atlas project

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 655-663

  Kennedy, Courtney C ^a   Brien, Susan E ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Atlas; Canada; Cardiovascular disease; Small area variation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIVACY; REGISTER; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 0037974869     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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