Early Hospital Readmission: An indicator of hospital quality of care assessment
Background: Early hospital readmission is an indicator of hospital quality of care. It is important to assess readmission risk factors, as it imposes additional burden on patients, families and high cost to healthcare system. Objectives: To define the characteristics of patients with early readmissi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
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| Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/5120 |