Identification of risk factors for hospital admission using multiple-failure survival models: a toolkit for researchers

Identification of risk factors for hospital admission using multiple-failure survival models: a toolkit for researchers

Abstract Background The UK population is ageing; improved understanding of risk factors for hospital admission is required. Linkage of the Hertfordshire Cohort Study (HCS) with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data has created a multiple-failure survival dataset detailing the characteristics of 2,9...

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Main Authors: Leo D. Westbury, Holly E. Syddall, Shirley J. Simmonds, Cyrus Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Medical statistics
Epidemiological methods
Cohort studies
Hospital admissions
Multiple-failure
Survival analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0147-x

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