Intern workload and discontinuity of care on 30-day readmission

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-88

  Mueller, Stephanie K ^a,b   Donzé, Jacques ^a,b   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM;

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84871569357     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.09.003     Document Type: Note

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