Hospital quality: A PRIDIT approach

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 988-1005

  Lieberthal, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital quality; Process measures

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049106528     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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