Weekend hospitalization and mortality: A critical review

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-26

  Becker, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Quality; Selection bias; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANGIOPLASTY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 40749110972     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.8.1.23     Document Type: Review

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