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876328

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
We used claims data from the Canadian province of Manitoba to test alternative explanations for regional differences in tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy rates. Respiratory morbidity, standards of selection for operation, and surgical resources were compared with elective surgical rates across geographic areas. Statistically significant correlations were not found. Individual practice patterns were then examined. In some regions, a few physicians accounted for the great majority of tonsil/adenoid operations. In other regions, the work was much more widely distributed. Despite great variation among individual physicians in the frequency of performing tonsil/adenoid operations and the standards of selection for operation, use of these procedures and standards applied were only weakly related to such variables as physician age, place of training and specialty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0028-4793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
297
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
360-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Elective surgical rates--do high rates mean lower standards? Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in Manitoba.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article