Transforming risk factors into an unbiased mortality model

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-246

  Schulman, J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41849117629     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211900     Document Type: Editorial

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