Trends in 1-year survival of people admitted to hospital in Ontario, 1994-2009

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 16, 2013, Pages

  Van Walraven, Carl ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84887282327     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130875     Document Type: Article

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