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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Racial disparity in the relationship between hospital volume and mortality among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the volume-mortality relationship in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) differs by race and operative risk. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: In-hospital mortality after CABG is inversely associated with hospital volume. ... Read more...

Case-control study of clinical features of influenza in hospitalized patients.

29 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: The symptoms of influenza infection in outpatients are well described. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition of an influenza-like illness (ILI) includes fever and cough or sore throat. Few data exist on the ... Read more...

Characteristics of colorectal cancer in young patients at an urban county hospital.

29 Sep 2008 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease primarily affecting an older population. The incidence of CRC in young patients has been rising. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of CRC in an ethnically diverse, young population. ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Hospitals, Urban'

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• Racial disparity in the relationship between hospital volume and mortality among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. 30 Oct 2008
• Case-control study of clinical features of influenza in hospitalized patients. 29 Sep 2008
• Re: The efficacy of written screening tools in an inner city hospital: literacy based limitations on patient access to appropriate care T. V. Johnson, M. Goodman and V. A. Master J Urol 2007; 178: 623-629. 29 Sep 2008
• Characteristics of colorectal cancer in young patients at an urban county hospital. 29 Sep 2008
• The role of polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin in treating HIV-infected children with severe bacterial infections: a retrospective cohort study. 22 Sep 2008
• View from the floor. Quality of life to the end. 9 Sep 2008
• Does interhospital transfer improve outcome of acute myocardial infarction? A propensity score analysis from the Cardiovascular Cooperative Project. 7 Sep 2008
• Hospital quality, efficiency, and input slack differentials. 6 Sep 2008
• Limited literacy and psychiatric disorders among users of an urban safety-net hospital's mental health outpatient clinic. 30 Aug 2008
• Planned early discharge-elective surgical readmission pathway for patients with gallstone pancreatitis. 30 Aug 2008
• Hospital inpatients' experiences of access to food: a qualitative interview and observational study. 30 Aug 2008
• Patient risks, outcomes, and costs of voluntary HIV testing at five testing sites within a medical center. 30 Aug 2008
• When worlds collide: public health and union rights in Virginia Mason Hospital v Washington State Nurses Association. 30 Aug 2008
• The 2008 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. Winner: Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Michigan. A clear-eyed approach to quality. 30 Aug 2008
• Steering patients to safer hospitals? The effect of a tiered hospital network on hospital admissions. 27 Aug 2008
• Examining quality improvement programs: the case of Minnesota hospitals. 27 Aug 2008
• The value of voluntary morbidity and mortality meetings at a New Zealand metropolitan hospital. 6 Aug 2008
• High prevalence of triple-negative tumors in an urban cancer center. 30 Jul 2008
• Effects of an outreach and internal navigation program on breast cancer diagnosis in an urban cancer center with a large African-American population. 30 Jul 2008
• Ambulance destination determination system for ambulance distribution as an alternative to ambulance diversion. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Hospitals, Urban'

Definition: Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.

Descriptor UI: D006786

Alternative terms: Hospitals, Urban; Urban Hospitals; Hospital, Urban; Urban Hospital; Hospitals, Metropolitan; Metropolitan Hospitals; Hospital, Metropolitan; Metropolitan Hospital; City Hospitals; City Hospital; Hospital, City; Hospitals, City; Hospitals, City, Non-Public-Owned; Non-Public-Owned City Hospitals; Non Public Owned City Hospitals; City Hospitals, Non-Public-Owned; City Hospital, Non-Public-Owned; City Hospitals, Non Public Owned; Hospital, Non-Public-Owned City; Hospitals, Non-Public-Owned City; Non-Public-Owned City Hospital;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.421.660;

History Note: 91(86); was see under HOSPITALS 1986-90

Technical Notes: coord IM with special hosp or med specialty (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog