GP practice variation in hospitalisation rates: A study of Partnership Health-enrolled patients

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-117

  Barnett, Ross ^a   Malcolm, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Data collection; Ethnic groups; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POVERTY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77955886403     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc10111     Document Type: Article

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