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No dead certainties?
 — [publication of mortality rates]
Author(s)Daloni Carlisle
Journal titleHealth Service Journal, vol 118, no 6128, 16 October 2008
Pagespp 18-20
Sourcehttp://www.hsj.co.uk
KeywordsDeath rate [statistics] ; Hospital services ; Surgery.
AnnotationThere has been a degree of disquiet about the publication of mortality rates, such as those that appear in the press regarding the success or otherwise of certain operations in NHS hospitals. Supporters hoped that this would lead to greater transparency, quality and patient choice, and this article considers whether reality has matched expectations. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-081022204 A
ClassmarkS5: LD: LKA *

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