Substantial between-hospital variation in outcome following first emergency admission for heart failure

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 650-657

  Stewart, S ^a   Demers, C ^b   Murdoch, D R ^a   McIntyre, K ^a   MacLeod, M E ^c   Kendrick, S ^c   Capewell, S ^d   McMurray, John J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hospitalization; Outcomes; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036554921     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2890     Document Type: Article

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