Caseload volume-outcome relation for pulmonary embolism treatment: Association between physician and hospital caseload volume and 30-day mortality

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1707-1712

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a,b   Lee, H C ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

30 day mortality; Pulmonary embolism; Volumeoutcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKLOAD;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 52449103037     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03098.x     Document Type: Article

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