Exact and approximate probability distributions of evidence-based bundle composite compliance measures

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-209

  Benneyan, James C ^a   Taşeli, Aysun ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundle reliability; Core measure sets; Evidence based medicine; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953913526     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-009-9123-x     Document Type: Article

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