Registries and selection bias the need for accountability

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 517-518

  Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcomes research; Registries; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH;

CLINICAL AUDIT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 77649218999     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.916601     Document Type: Editorial

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