Methodological requirements for center comparisons (profiling) in healthcare;Methodische anforderungen an einrichtungsvergleiche (,profiling') im gesundheitswesen

Zeitschrift fur Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 647-654

  Wegscheider, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cluster; Hospital comparisons; Multilevel modeling; Profiling; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 10844283556     PISSN: 14317621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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