Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 61, Issue 11 , Pages 1125-1131, November 2008

Flexible regression models are useful tools to calculate and assess threshold values in the context of minimum provider volumes

  • Ulrich Grouven

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, Cologne, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Medical Biometry, Dillenburger Street 27, D-51105 Cologne, Germany. Tel.: +49-221-35685-453; fax: +49-221-35685-893.
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  • Helmut Küchenhoff

      Affiliations

    • Statistical Consulting Unit, Department of Statistics, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Peter Schräder

      Affiliations

    • Medical Advisory Service of Social Health Insurance, Essen, Germany
    • Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Ralf Bender

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, Cologne, Germany
    • Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Accepted 30 November 2007. published online 12 June 2008.

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PII: S0895-4356(07)00456-8

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.020

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 61, Issue 11 , Pages 1125-1131, November 2008

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