Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 56-62 , January 2005

Surgery groups differed in adverse outcome probabilities and can be used to adjust hospital comparisons

  • P.J. Marang-van de Mheen

      Affiliations

    • Association of Surgeons of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, J10-S, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-71-5264574; fax: +31-71-5266838.
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  • B.J.A. Mertens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • H.C. van Houwelingen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • J. Kievit

      Affiliations

    • Association of Surgeons of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, J10-S, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

,Accepted 8 March 2004.

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PII: S0895-4356(04)00166-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.03.013

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 56-62 , January 2005

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