Ethnic variations in unplanned readmissions and excess length of hospital stay: a nationwide record-linked cohort study

Background: Studies in the USA have shown ethnic inequalities in quality of hospital care, but in Europe, this has never been analysed. We explored variations in indicators of quality of hospital care by ethnicity in the Netherlands. Methods: We analysed unplanned readmissions and excess length of s...

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Main Authors: de Bruijne, Martine C., van Rosse, Floor, Uiters, Ellen, Droomers, Mariël, Suurmond, Jeanine, Stronks, Karien, Essink-Bot, Marie-Louise
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840803/