Weekend admissions may be associated with poorer recording of long-term comorbidities: a prospective study of emergency admissions using administrative data

BACKGROUND: Many studies have investigated the presence of a ‘weekend effect’ in mortality following hospital admission, and these frequently use diagnostic codes from administrative data for information on comorbidities for risk adjustment. However, it is possible that coding practice differs betwe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lloyd, Therese, Deeny, Sarah R., Steventon, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6240268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30445942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3668-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6240268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30445942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3668-7

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