An association between length of stay and co-morbidity in chronic airflow limitation

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-46

  Crockett, Alan J ^a,b   Cranston, Josephine M ^a   Moss, John R ^c   Alpers, John H ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chronic airflow limitation; Co morbidity; Length of stay; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034090548     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/12.1.41     Document Type: Article

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