Identifying patient readmission subtypes from unplanned readmissions to hospitals in Hong Kong: A cluster analysis

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-44

  Chan, Moon Fai ^a   Wong, Frances K Y ^b   Chang, Katherine ^b   Chow, Susan ^b   Chung, Loretta ^b   Lee, Wai Man ^b   Lee, Rance ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Unplanned readmission

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 62749139539     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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