Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 573-587, June 2002

Measuring potentially avoidable hospital readmissions

  • Patricia Halfon

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Rue de Bugnon 17, CH–1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel.: +4121-3147284; fax: +4121-3144954.(P. Halfon)
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  • Yves Eggli

      Affiliations

    • Institut d'Économie et de Management de la Santé, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Guy van Melle

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Julia Chevalier

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Bernard Burnand

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Received 13 March 2001; received in revised form 19 December 2001; accepted 19 December 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 573-587, June 2002

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