Hospital readmission among older medical patients in Hong Kong

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-156

  Kwok, T ^a   Lau, E ^a   Woo, J ^a   Luk, J K H ^a   Wong, E ^a   Sham, A ^a   Lee, S H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033087417     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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