title: Hospital centers of excellence defy geographic trends.
abstract: A study of "centers of excellence" of hospitals finds that dominant hospitals of excellence-those with citations in many specialties-are in relatively smaller metropolitan areas.
authors.affiliation: Owens Community College, Toledo, OH, USA. fj_witt@owens.edu
authors.forename: F Jack
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Witt
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D011156:Population Density; D014481:United States