Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality.

Peter Cram; Stephen L. Hillis; Mitchell Barnett; Gary E. Rosenthal

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Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality.

December 23, 2008

Cram P, Hillis SL, Barnett M, et al. Am J Med. 2004;117(3):151-7.

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This study analyzed weekend–weekday variations in mortality for patients admitted to the hospital through emergency departments of teaching vs. nonteaching hospitals.

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