On the Appropriateness of Small-Area Analysis for Cost Containment

Health Affairs

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 164-167

  Wennberg, John E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542429071     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.15.4.164     Document Type: Article

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