Patient related factors in frequent readmissions: the influence of condition, access to services and patient choice

• Principais autores: Harris Mark F (Autor), Jayasinghe Upali W (Autor), Dennis Sarah M (Autor), Kirby Sue E (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>People use emergency department services for a wide variety of health complaints, many of which could be handled outside hospitals. Many frequent readmissions are due to problems with chronic disease and are preventable. We postulate...