Study Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality. Citation Text: Cram P, Hillis SL, Barnett M, et al. Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality. Am J Med. 2004;117(3):151-7. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 6, 2005 Cram P, Hillis SL, Barnett M, et al. Am J Med. 2004;117(3):151-7. View more articles from the same authors. This study analyzed weekend–weekday variations in mortality for patients admitted to the hospital through emergency departments of teaching vs. nonteaching hospitals. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Cram P, Hillis SL, Barnett M, et al. Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality. 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