What can be learned about the impact of diabetes on hospital admissions from routinely recorded data?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1199-1205

  Whitston, M ^a   Chung, S ^a   Henderson, J ^a   Young, B ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical diabetes; Diabetes; Healthcare delivery; Measurement; Variation in care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADMITTING DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863671148     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03535.x     Document Type: Article

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