Effects of end-of-month admission on length of stay and quality of care among inpatients with myocardial infarction

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 288-293

  Smith, James P ^a   Mehta, Rajendra H ^a   Das, Sugata K ^a   Tsai, Thomas ^a   Karavite, Dean J ^a   Russman, Pamela L ^a   Bruckman, David ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Urology Institute Case Medical Center University Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036701625     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01216-0     Document Type: Article

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