Reasons for readmission in an underserved high-risk population: A qualitative analysis of a series of inpatient interviews

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Long, Theodore ^a,b   Genao, Inginia ^a   Horwitz, Leora I ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 84885348519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003212     Document Type: Article

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