Estimation of non-response bias in the medicare FFS HOS

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 27-41

  McCall, Nancy ^a   Khatutsky, Galina ^a   Smith, Kevin ^b   Pope, Gregory C ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MEDICARE FEE FOR SERVICE HEALTH OUTCOMES SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444276091     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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