Is readmission to hospital an indicator of poor process of care for patients with heart failure?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Luthi, J C ^a,b,c   Burnand, B ^a   McClellan, W M ^c,d   Pitts, S R ^c   Flanders, W D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Health Observatory   (Switzerland)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Georgia Medical Care Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 1242284339     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.006999     Document Type: Article

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