A ten-year retrospective study of unplanned hospital readmissions to a regional Australian hospital

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-547

  McLean, Rick ^a,b   Mendis, Kumara ^a   Canalese, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Health and Ageing ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PERIODICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT READMISSION; PERIODICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 56849113023     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080537     Document Type: Article

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