Characteristics of general practices associated with emergency admission rates to hospital: A cross-sectional study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 558-563

  Bankart, M J G ^a   Baker, R ^a   Rashid, A ^b   Habiba, M ^b,c   Banerjee, J ^c,d   Hsu, R ^a,b   Conroy, S ^a   Agarwal, S ^a   Wilson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Leicestershire and Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79959584347     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.108548     Document Type: Article

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