Changing analytical approaches in European epidemiology -- a short comment on a recent article.

Abstract:

:Multilevel analysis is today considered a more appropriate way to monitor health care performance, as it allows a less biased estimation of uncertainty, and can also separate and quantify contextual (as opposed to individual) effects. Multilevel analysis should be applied as the standard methodology for hospital comparisons. A greater awareness of this question in future Journal articles may be in order.

journal_name

Eur J Epidemiol

authors

Merlo J

doi

10.1007/s10654-005-2065-9

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

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737; author reply 738

issue

8

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0393-2990

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1573-7284

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20

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