Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
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J R Soc Med
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Multicenter Study
Association of population and practice factors with potentially avoidable admission rates for chronic diseases in London: cross sectional analysis.
To examine the association between underlying ill health, material deprivation and primary care supply factors and hospital admission rates for potentially avoidable admissions in primary care trusts in London. ⋯ Although hospital admission for some chronic diseases is potentially avoidable and rates of hospital admission for these conditions are possible indicators of the quality of care, they should be interpreted in conjunction with measures of population composition and deprivation. Failure to do this may result in primary care trusts and general practitioners being criticized for aspects of health care utilization that are not under their direct control.
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Biography Historical Article
Down and almost out in Scotland: George Orwell, tuberculosis and getting streptomycin in 1948.