Comparing the population health impacts of medical conditions using routinely collected health care utilization data: Nature and sources of variability

Military Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 937-942

  Brundage, John F ^a   Johnson, Karen E ^a,b   Lange, Jeffrey L ^a,c   Rubertone, Mark V ^a  

^a Army Medical Surveillance Activity   (United States)

^b Delmarva Foundation   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 33750086020     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.171.10.937     Document Type: Article

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