The Connection Between Selective Referrals for Radical Cystectomy and Radical Prostatectomy and Volume-Outcome Effects: An Instrumental Variables Analysis

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 434-440

  Allareddy, Veerasathpurush ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^b   Wehby, George L ^b   Konety, Badrinath R ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital outcomes; hospital volume; radical cystectomy; selective referrals

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSTATECTOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSTATECTOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866282319     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611423728     Document Type: Article

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