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@article{Goodman1996a, abstract = {Small area analysis, the examination of geographic variation in the medical care utilization of populations, provides a method for analyzing medical care resource use and can lead to improved medical care. Variations in rates of hospital admissions for most common causes of hospitalization are related to differences in the supply of medical care resources, such as hospital beds, and uncertainty in the outcomes of different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Introducing clinicians to practice variation can lead to process improvements. The article describes small area analysis and the limitations of this methodology.}, author = {Goodman, D. C. and Green, G. R.}, citeulike-article-id = {1130015}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=8763225}, journal = {Am J Med Qual}, keywords = {admissionstatistics, analysis, atlas, collectionmethods, data, health, humans, interpretation, numerical, patient, researchmethods, reviewmethods, services, small-area, states, statistical, united, utilization}, month = {Spring}, number = {1}, pages = {S12--4}, posted-at = {2007-02-28 15:55:31}, priority = {2}, title = {Assessment tools: small area analysis}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=8763225}, volume = {11}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - Goodman1996a L3 - citeulike-article-id:1130015 N2 - Small area analysis, the examination of geographic variation in the medical care utilization of populations, provides a method for analyzing medical care resource use and can lead to improved medical care. Variations in rates of hospital admissions for most common causes of hospitalization are related to differences in the supply of medical care resources, such as hospital beds, and uncertainty in the outcomes of different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Introducing clinicians to practice variation can lead to process improvements. The article describes small area analysis and the limitations of this methodology. IS - 1 JF - Am J Med Qual EP - 4 TI - Assessment tools: small area analysis VL - 11 SP - S12 KW - admissionstatistics KW - analysis KW - atlas KW - collectionmethods KW - data KW - health KW - humans KW - interpretation KW - numerical KW - patient KW - researchmethods KW - reviewmethods KW - services KW - small-area KW - states KW - statistical KW - united KW - utilization AU - Goodman, DC AU - Green, GR PY - 1996/Spring// UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=8763225 ER -