I wonder is anyone on the list can help me to define the following terms (or knows where I can find definitions)? Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) Standardized Admission Ratio (SAR) Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) Townsend Score Any help would be much appreciated Jason Ovens Deputy Librarian Postgraduate Library Bristol Royal Infirmary 0117 928 2043 [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%