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Can we trust the standardized mortality ratio? A formal analysis and evaluation based on axiomatic requirements

BACKGROUND: The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) is often used to assess and compare hospital performance. While it has been recognized that hospitals may differ in their SMRs due to differences in patient composition, there is a lack of rigorous analysis of this and other—largely unrecognized—pro...

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Autores principales: Roessler, Martin, Schmitt, Jochen, Schoffer, Olaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8423297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34492062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257003