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. 2002 May 4;324(7345):1069-70.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7345.1069.

In-hospital deaths as fraction of all deaths within 30 days of hospital admission for surgery: analysis of routine statistics

Michael J Goldacre  1 , Myfanwy Griffith, Leicester Gill, Anne Mackintosh
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In-hospital deaths as fraction of all deaths within 30 days of hospital admission for surgery: analysis of routine statistics

Michael J Goldacre et al. BMJ. .
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Days from admission to death within 30 days of admission 1963-98, subdividing deaths into those during hospital admission for surgery and those occurring elsewhere
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