The increasing burden of alcoholic liver disease on United Kingdom critical care units: Secondary analysis of a high quality clinical database

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 40-44

  Welch, Catherine ^a   Harrison, David ^a   Short, Alasdair ^b   Rowan, Kathryn ^a  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COST OF ILLNESS; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALES;

EID: 43949109618     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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