Research article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of clinical pathways on length of stay, hospital costs and patient outcomes
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* Corresponding author: Thomas Rotter Thomas.Rotter@health-con.de
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1 Department of Public Health, Dresden Medical School, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
2 Institute of Medical Statistics, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
3 IGES Institute GmbH, Berlin, Germany
4 Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
5 Center for Medical Decision Making, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:265 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-265
Published: 19 December 2008Additional files
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Quality criteria for RCTs and CCTs. The depicted quality criteria represent the standard used for quality assessment
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Formulas log transformation. The depicted formula was used for log transformation
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Characteristics of excluded studies. The table briefly reflects the characteristics of excluded studies and the reasons for exclusion
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References to excluded studies. The table depicts the references to excluded studies
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