Risk factors for 30-day readmission in general medical patients admitted from the emergency department: A single centre study

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 677-682

  Shu, C C ^a   Lin, Y F ^a   Hsu, N C ^a   Ko, W J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Emergency department; Hospital readmission; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEOPLASM; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862585466     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02562.x     Document Type: Article

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