Avoidable hospitalisations: Potential for primary and public health initiatives in Canterbury, New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 1236, 2006, Pages

  Sheerin, Ian ^a   Allen, Gary ^b   Henare, Mark ^b   Craig, Kirsty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION; LIVER DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; LIVER DISEASES; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745612698     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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