Assessing Preventable Hospitalisation InDicators (APHID): Protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Jorm, Louisa R ^a,b   Leyland, Alastair H ^c   Blyth, Fiona M ^b,d   Elliott, Robert F ^e   Douglas, Kirsty M A ^f   Redman, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84873881641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002344     Document Type: Article

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