factors associated with inappropriate emergency hospital admission in the UK

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-39

  Coast, Joanna ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Inglis, Abby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0030076888     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.1.31     Document Type: Article

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