Age-related differences in the rate, timing, and diagnosis of 30-day readmissions in hospitalized adults with asthma exacerbation

Chest

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1021-1029

  Hasegawa, Kohei ^a   Gibo, Koichiro ^b   Tsugawa, Yusuke ^c   Shimada, Yuichi J ^a   Camargo, Carlos A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma exacerbation; COPD; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; FLORIDA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; INCOME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEBRASKA; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEBRASKA; OBESITY; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964466711     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.12.039     Document Type: Article

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