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Mortality of major cardiovascular emergencies among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as co...

Mortality of major cardiovascular emergencies among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as co...

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Mortality of major cardiovascular emergencies among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as compared with weekdays in Taiwan

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Mortality of major cardiovascular emergencies among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as compared with weekdays in Taiwan

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London: BioMed Central Ltd

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BMC health services research, 2021-05, Vol.21 (1), p.1-528, Article 528

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English

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London: BioMed Central Ltd

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Background Several studies have found a so-called weekend effect that patients admitted at the weekends had worse clinical outcomes than patients admitted at the weekdays. We performed this retrospective cohort study to explore the weekend effect in four major cardiovascular emergencies in Taiwan. Methods The Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI)...

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Mortality of major cardiovascular emergencies among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as compared with weekdays in Taiwan

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_97a702911d0b4eb795460b6b5ea475e5

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_97a702911d0b4eb795460b6b5ea475e5

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1472-6963

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1472-6963

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10.1186/s12913-021-06553-7

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