Risk adjustment for inter-hospital comparison of primary cesarean section rates: need, validity and parsimony

BACKGROUND: Cesarean section rates is often used as an indicator of quality of care in maternity hospitals. The assumption is that lower rates reflect in developed countries more appropriate clinical practice and general better performances. Hospitals are thus often ranked on the basis of caesarean...

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Autores principales: Fantini, Maria P, Stivanello, Elisa, Frammartino, Brunella, Barone, Anna P, Fusco, Danilo, Dallolio, Laura, Cacciari, Paolo, Perucci, Carlo A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1590020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16911770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-6-100

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1590020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16911770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-6-100

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