A primer: Health care databases, diagnostic coding, severity adjustment systems and improved parameter estimation

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 67, Issue , 1996, Pages 23-44

  Shwartz, Michael ^a   Lezzoni, Lisa I ^b   Ash, Arlene S ^c   Payne, Susan M C ^d   Restuccia, Joseph D ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21444448242     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02187022     Document Type: Article

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