Emergency respiratory admissions: Influence of practice, population and hospital factors

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-140

  Purdy, Sarah ^a   Griffin, Thomas ^a   Salisbury, Chris ^a   Sharp, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959950571     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010013     Document Type: Article

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