The big chill: The deleterious effects of public reporting on access to health care for the sickest patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1766-1768

  Turi, Zoltan G ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20344367489     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.003     Document Type: Editorial

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