Do variations in hospital mortality Patterns after weekend admission Reflect reduced quality of care or Different patient cohorts' A population-based study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 215-222

  Concha, Oscar Perez ^a   Gallego, Blanca ^a   Hillman, Ken ^a,b   Delaney, Geoff P ^b   Coiera, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84894212084     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002218     Document Type: Article

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