Readmission rates are associated with differences in the process of care in acute asthma

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 194-198

  Slack, R ^a   Bucknall, C E ^a  

^a GGHB Clinical Audit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute asthma; Audit; Corticosteroids; Readmission rates

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0031296861     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.4.194     Document Type: Article

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