title: Small area analysis: cost containment's least-understood tool.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Malcolm
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017062:Small-Area Analysis