The who, what, and why of risk adjustment: a technology on the cusp of adoption.

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Published in J Health Polit Policy Law on June 01, 2005

Authors

David Blumenthal1, Joel S Weissman, Melissa Wachterman, Evette Weil, Randall S Stafford, James M Perrin, Timothy G Ferris, Karen Kuhlthau, Rainu Kaushal, Lisa I Iezzoni

Author Affiliations

1: Harvard Medical School, USA.

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