Risk-adjusted cesarean section rates for the assessment of physician performance in Taiwan: A population-based study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Tang, Chao Hsiun ^a   Wang, Han I ^a   Hsu, Chun Sen ^b,c   Su, Hung Wen ^c   Chen, Mei Ju ^d   Lin, Herng Ching ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750525485     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-246     Document Type: Article

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