Internal medicine journal
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Intern Med J
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Internal medicine journal · May 2005
Readmission patterns in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure and diabetes mellitus: an administrative dataset analysis.
Comprehensive disease management programmes for chronic disease aim to improve patient outcomes and reduce health-care utilization. Readmission rates are often used as an outcome measure of effectiveness. ⋯ No risk factors for early readmission were identified. Patients with a primary disease diagnosis of CHF and COPD are at increased risk of late readmissions (29-180 days).
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Internal medicine journal · May 2005
Letter Case ReportsDiabetes in the young: not always as it seems.
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Internal medicine journal · Mar 2005
Letter Case ReportsRespiratory failure precipitated by salbutamol.