An analysis of the link between behavioural, biological and social risk factors and subsequent hospital admission in Scotland

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Hanlon, P ^a,e   Lawder, R ^b   Elders, A ^b   Clark, D ^b   Walsh, D ^c   Whyte, B ^c   Sutton, M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

Hospital admission; Linked datasets; Risk factors; Scottish health survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 36248989640     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm062     Document Type: Article

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