Variation in Practice for Discretionary Admissions: Impact on Estimates of Quality of Hospital Care

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 19, 1994, Pages 1493-1498

  Miller, Marie Grisham ^a   Miller, Leonard S ^a   Fireman, Bruce ^a   Black, Steven B ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84942949363     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510430047033     Document Type: Article

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