Variations in standardized hospital mortality rates for six common medical diagnoses: implications for profiling hospital quality. [electronic resource]
- Medical care Jul 1998
- 955-64 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
0025-7079
10.1097/00005650-199807000-00003 doi
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