The value of administrative databases

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7602, 2007, Pages 1014-1015

  Mohammed, Mohammed A ^a   Stevens, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34249293357     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39211.453275.80     Document Type: Editorial

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