Understanding NHS hospital admissions in England: linkage of Hospital Episode Statistics to the Hertfordshire Cohort Study

Background: concern over the sustainability of the National Health Service (NHS) is often focussed on rising numbers of hospital admissions, particularly among older people. Hospital admissions are enumerated routinely by the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Service, but published data do not allow...

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Main Authors: Simmonds, S.J (Author), Syddall, H.E (Author), Walsh, B. (Author), Evandrou, M. (Author), Dennison, E.M (Author), Cooper, C. (Author), Aihie Sayer, A. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2014-09.
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