standard mortality ratio

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standard(ized) mortality ratio

Epidemiology The ratio of the mortality of population A-with risk factor X to population B, without risk factor X; the ratio of observed to expected deaths, which is used as an estimate of relative risk

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No references found			How they compare The standard mortality ratio figure is based on patients who died in major surgery, compared with the expected number given the mix of cases - 100 is average. Wide variation in trusts' death rates for major surgery shown in new ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk A comparative analysis of Standard Mortality Ratios by district for Jews in 1983 and 1986 revealed significantly higher than average rates for Haifa and Tel Aviv (Ginsberg and Tulchinsky, 1992). Health care in Israel by Avgar, Amy / Israel Equality Monitor			stamp cusp STAMP I regimen stanazol stance stance phase of gait stanchion stand stand-off standard standard acid reflux test standard air chamber standard bicarbonate standard curve standard death certificate standard deviation Standard Drink standard environmental chamber standard error standard error of difference standard error of the mean Standard Gamble Standard Gamble Metric standard gravity standard hydrogen electrode standard lead standard mortality ratio Standard Nomenclature of Veterinary Diseases and Operations standard of care standard of care test standard operating procedure standard optical position centre Standard Pinscher Standard Precautions standard reference gamble standard sample standard solution standard temperature standard treatment guideline standard volume Standardbred standardization standardize standardized standardized death rate standardized patient standardized test standards of nursing practice standby standby guardianship standing heat standing lateral			Standard Missile 2 Standard Missile Company Standard Missile Echo Unit Standard Missile Vehicle Launcher Standard Missile-1 Standard Mixed Cargo Harness Standard Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction Test Standard ML Standard ML (programming language) Standard ML of New Jersey Standard ML of NJ Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture Standard Mode Standard Mode of Dress standard model standard model standard model Standard Model Extension Standard Model Feature Standard Model of Cosmology Standard Model of Particle Physics Standard Modular Avionics Repair and Test Standard Modular Multiplication Standard Modulated Gaussian Beam Standard molar volume Standard molar volume Standard Monitoring Framework standard mortality ratio standard mortgage clause Standard Mortgage Corporation of Georgia Standard Mortgage Insurance Agency Standard Motor Club Standard Motor Open Cockpit Standard Multilayer Image Standard Multilayer Software Image Standard Multimedia Scripting Language Standard Multiple Application Regulation Topology Standard Multiuser Small Computer Requirements Contract Standard Munitions Standard Music Description Language Standard NAF Standard Name Line Standard NASA Payroll and Personnel standard NATO data message Standard Navy Altimetry Processing System Standard Navy Altimetry Record Standard Navy Desktop Computer Standard Navy Distribution List Standard Navy Distribution List & Catalog of Naval Shore Activities Standard Navy Stock List Standard Navy Stock Number Standard Navy Valve Yard

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