Use of hierarchical models to evaluate performance of cardiac surgery centres in the Italian CABG outcome study

Use of hierarchical models to evaluate performance of cardiac surgery centres in the Italian CABG outcome study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hierarchical modelling represents a statistical method used to analyze nested data, as those concerning patients afferent to different hospitals. Aim of this paper is to build a hierarchical regression model using data from the "...

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Main Authors: Perucci Carlo A, Fusco Danilo, Tosti Maria E, D'Errigo Paola, Seccareccia Fulvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/7/29

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