Composite measures for predicting surgical mortality in the hospital

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1189-1198

  Dimick, Justin B ^a   Staiger, Douglas O ^b   Baser, Onur ^c   Birkmeyer, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

BAYES THEOREM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651224990     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.1189     Document Type: Article

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