Using administrative data to predict important health outcomes: Entry to hospital, nursing home, and death

Medical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 221-239

  Roos, Noralou P ^a   Roos, Leslie L ^a   Mossey, Jana ^b   Havens, Betty ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Manitoba Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Health outcomes assessment; Health status measurement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANITOBA; MORTALITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0023974042     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198803000-00001     Document Type: Article

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