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Ranking hospitals on avoidable death rates derived from retrospective case record review: methodological observations and limitations.

Abel G, Lyratzopoulos G. Ranking hospitals on avoidable death rates derived from retrospective case record review: methodological observations and limitations. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(9):554-557. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004366.

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September 2, 2015
Abel G, Lyratzopoulos G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(9):554-557.
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Abel G, Lyratzopoulos G. Ranking hospitals on avoidable death rates derived from retrospective case record review: methodological observations and limitations. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(9):554-557. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004366.