Impact of physician continuity on death or urgent readmission after discharge among patients with heart failure

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  McAlister, Finlay A ^a   Youngson, Erik ^a   Bakal, Jeffrey A ^a   Kaul, Padma ^a   Ezekowitz, Justin ^a   Walraven, Carl Van ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9-CM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REVIEW;

AGED; ALBERTA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886379921     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130048     Document Type: Article

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