Risk adjustment for inter-hospital comparisons of caesarean section rates in Taipei municipal hospitals

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-197

  Hsu, Chun Chyang ^a   Shieh, Guahn Ren ^b   Wu, Chuan Song ^b   Shen, Hsi che ^b,c   Tang, Chao Hsiun ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caesarean delivery; Risk adjustment; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 33746869359     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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