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. 1996;107:263–274.

Ranking hospitals by the quality of care for medical conditions: the role of complications.

S Williams 1, M V Pauly 1, P R Rosenbaum 1, R Ross 1, J S Schwartz 1, A Shpilsky 1, J H Silber 1
PMCID: PMC2376554  PMID: 8725576

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