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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |