First, as Dr. Goodall makes pains to point out, this study does not advocate a causal association between physician-led hospitals and their performance.

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As is usually the case in studies of this sort, the sample size was small (and therefore not as robust as might be desirable) and the result showed an association, rather than a definite, causal relationship.

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