Small numbers limit the use of the inpatient pediatric quality indicators for hospital comparison

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-273

  Bardach, Naomi S ^a   Chien, Alyna T ^b   Dudley, R Adams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse events; health services research; quality indicators; quality of care; sample size

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 77956707729     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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