Considering the role of socioeconomic status in hospital outcomes measures

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 833-834

  Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   Bernheim, Susannah M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STROKE;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE;

EID: 84919468456     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-2308     Document Type: Editorial

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