Volume-based referral for cardiovascular procedures in the United States: A cross-sectional regression analysis

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Epstein, Andrew J ^a   Rathore, Saif S ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b   Volpp, Kevin G M ^c,d,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STANDARDS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044480957     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-5-42     Document Type: Article

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