The association between deprivation and hospital mortality for admissions to critical care units in England

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 382-390

  Welch, Catherine A ^a   Harrison, David A ^a   Hutchings, Andrew ^b   Rowan, Kathryn ^a  

^a and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care units; Mortality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84755161155     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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