Applicability of a previously validated readmission predictive index in medical patients in Singapore: A retrospective study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Tan, Shu Yun ^a   Low, Lian Leng ^a   Yang, Yong ^a   Lee, Kheng Hock ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Emergency department; LACE; Singapore; Unplanned readmission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84884626193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-366     Document Type: Article

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