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What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature

David W Pitches, Mohammed A Mohammed and Richard J Lilford*

BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:91 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-91

Pre-publication versions of this article and reviewers' reports

Original Submission - Version 1 Manuscript 07 Aug 2006
Reviewer's Report Gary Rosenthal 19 Oct 2006
Resubmission - Version 2 Manuscript Author's comment 22 Dec 2006
Reviewer's Report Gary Rosenthal 12 Feb 2007
Resubmission - Version 3 Manuscript Author's comment 22 Mar 2007
Editorial acceptance 22 May 2007
Published 20 Jun 2007