Unwarranted Variation in Pediatric Medical Care

被引：78

作者：

Goodman, David C. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Dartmouth Inst Hlth Policy & Clin Practice, Lebanon, NH 03766 USA

[2] Childrens Hosp Dartmouth, Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH 03756 USA

[3] Dartmouth Med Sch, Hanover, NH USA

来源：

PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | 2009年 / 56卷 / 04期

关键词：

Small area analysis; Physician practice patterns; Quality; Workforce; Child; Infant; SMALL-AREA VARIATIONS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE-CARE; REGIONAL-VARIATIONS; HOSPITALIZATION RATES; CHILDREN; SERVICES; INFANTS; PROGRAM; QUALITY; ILLNESS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.pcl.2009.05.007

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

This article provides a survey on the concepts, methods, and applications of the study of unwarranted variation in health care with particular attention to children's medical services.

引用

页码：745 / +

页数：12

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