A Step-wise Approach to Developing Indicators to Compare the Performance of Maternity Units Using Hospital Administrative Data

Overview

Journal BJOG

Specialty Gynecology & Obstetrics

Date 2017 Nov 7

PMID 29105913

Citations 7

Authors

R S Geary

H E Knight

F E Carroll

I Gurol-Urganci

E Morris

D A Cromwell

J H van der Meulen

Affiliations

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Abstract

Tweetable Abstract: How to develop maternity indicators from administrative data.

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