Methods for estimating and interpreting provider-specific standardized mortality ratios

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-149

  Liu, Jiannong ^a   Louis, Thomas A ^b   Pan, Wei ^c   Ma, Jennie Z ^d   Collins, Allan J ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical models; End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD); Percentile estimates; Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR); United States Renal Data System (USRDS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUNISHMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 4344598373     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HSOR.0000031400.77979.b6     Document Type: Article

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