Insurance status and hospital care for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pneumonia

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 452-459

  Hasan, Omar ^a   Orav, E John ^a   Hicks, LeRoi S ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital cost; In hospital mortality; Insurance status; Length of stay; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651472929     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.687     Document Type: Article

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