Mortality during hospitalisation for pneumonia in Alberta, Canada, is associated with physician volume

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 148-155

  Marrie, T J ^a   Carriere, K C ^a   Jin, Y ^b   Johnson, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Information Analysis   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Health service utilisation; Physician practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0041810457     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00115703     Document Type: Article

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