Mortality among Patients Admitted to Hospitals on Weekends as Compared with Weekdays

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Donald A. Redelmeier · Health Sciences Centre

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Patients with some serious medical conditions are more likely to die in the hospital if they are admitted on a weekend than if they are admitted on a weekday.

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 345, Issue 9, pp. 663-668

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa003376

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Mortality among Patients Admitted to Hospitals on Weekends as Compared with Weekdays

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