Readmission to hospital: A measure of quality or outcome?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-11

  Clarke, A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1242284342     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.008789     Document Type: Note

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