Investigations using clinical data registries: observational studies and risk adjustment

Surgery. 2009 Jun;145(6):602-10. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.03.002. Epub 2009 Apr 19.

Authors

Bruce L Hall¹, Karl Y Bilimoria, Clifford Y Ko

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

PMID: 19486759
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.03.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Empiricism
Humans
Observation / methods
Random Allocation
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / standards
Registries
Regression Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Research / standards*
Risk Adjustment / standards*
Sensitivity and Specificity