Evaluating quality in small-volume hospitals

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1249-1251

  Drye, Elizabeth E ^a   Chen, Jersey ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BENCHMARKING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 46449133830     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.12.1249     Document Type: Editorial

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