Readmission to hospital 5 years after hysterectomy or endometrial resection in a national cohort study

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Clarke, A ^a,b   Judge, A ^c   Herbert, A ^c   McPherson, K ^d   Bridgman, S ^e   Maresh, M ^f   Overton, C ^g   Altman, D ^h  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Withybush General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^h LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRORRHAGIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 13544273280     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.010926     Document Type: Article

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