Linking the severity of illness and the weekend effect: a cohort study examining emergency department visits
Abstract Background Despite extensive research on the “weekend effect” i.e., the increased mortality associated with hospital admission during weekend, knowledge about disease severity in previous studies is limited. The aim of this study is to examine patient characteristics, including disease seve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-018-0542-x |