Risk adjustment for cesarean delivery rates: how many variables do we need? An observational study using administrative databases

Risk adjustment for cesarean delivery rates: how many variables do we need? An observational study using administrative databases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Various studies indicate that inter-hospital comparisons have to take case mix into account and that risk adjustment procedures are necessary to control for potential predictors of cesarean delivery (CD). Different data sources have...

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Main Authors: Stivanello Elisa, Rucci Paola, Carretta Elisa, Pieri Giulia, Fantini Maria P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/13/13

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