Hospital readmissions - Are they predictable and avoidable?

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 134, Issue 41-42, 2004, Pages 606-611

  Maurer, Pascal P ^a   Ballmer, Peter E ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Outcome; Quality; Readmission; Rehospitalisation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 9644287953     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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