Risk of death or readmission among people discharged from hospital on Fridays

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1672-1673

  Van Walraven, Carl ^a   Bell, Chaim M ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0036080567     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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