A comparison of hospital readmission rates between two general physicianswith different outpatient review practices

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-8

  Rayner, Hugh C ^a   Temple, R Mark ^a   Marshall, Tim ^b   Clarke, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34248330932     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-2-1     Document Type: Article

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