Association between Weekend Admission and In-hospital Mortality among Cardiovascular Patients in Korea |
Lee, Sang Ah
(Research and Analysis Team, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital)
Park, Eun-Cheol (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University) Shin, Jaeyong (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University) Ju, Yeong Jun (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University) Lee, Hoo-Yeon (Department of Social Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine) |
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