Risk adjustment and outcome research. Part I

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 682-690

  Arcà, Massimo ^a   Fusco, Danilo ^a,b   Barone, Anna P ^a   Perucci, Carlo A ^a  

^a Local Health Authority Rome E   (Italy)

^b Local Health Authority RME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confounding factors; Effect modifiers; Outcome research; Risk adjustment; Risk factors; Standardization; Statistical models; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748271715     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000243002.67299.66     Document Type: Review

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