Factors associated with variation in hospital use at the end of life in England

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 167-174

  Bardsley, Martin ^a   Georghiou, Theo ^a   Spence, Ruth ^b   Billings, John ^c  

^a Health Education England   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ENGLAND; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85066483827     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000936     Document Type: Article

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