Global quantitative indices reflecting provider process-of-care: Data-base derivation

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Moran, John L ^a   Solomon, Patricia J ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEW ZEALAND; PROBABILITY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77950943647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-32     Document Type: Article

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