The importance of knowing context of hospital episode statistics when reconfiguring the NHS

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7851, 2012, Pages

  Brennan, Lauren ^a   Watson, Mando ^a   Klaber, Robert ^a   Charles, Tagore ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRICS; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHIATRY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84859540224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2432     Document Type: Letter

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