Incorporating natural variation into IVF clinic league tables: The Expected Rank

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rankings based on outcome are often used to present health care provider performance. These rankings do however not reflect that part of the variation in outcome between providers is caused by natural variation, and not by any differ...

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Main Authors: Eijkemans Marinus JC, Lingsma Hester F, Steyerberg Ewout W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/53