Consultant Input in Acute Medical Admissions and Patient Outcomes in Hospitals in England: A Multivariate Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bell, Derek ^a   Lambourne, Adrian ^b   Percival, Frances ^b   Laverty, Anthony A ^a   Ward, David K ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PH ASSOCIATES   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSULTANTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876232203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061476     Document Type: Article

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