Mortality predictions on admission as a context for organizing care activities

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 229-235

  Cowen, Mark E ^a   Strawderman, Robert L ^b   Czerwinski, Jennifer L ^a   Smith, Mary Jo ^a   Halasyamani, Lakshmi K ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877670149     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1998     Document Type: Article

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