Day of discharge and hospital readmission rates within 30 days in children: A population-based study

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 409-412

  Beck, Carolyn E ^a   Khambalia, Amina ^a   Parkin, Patricia C ^a   Raina, Parminder ^b   Macarthur, Colin ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c University of Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospital; Paediatric; Patient discharge; Patient readmission; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33750580904     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/11.7.409     Document Type: Article

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