| Article ID: | iaor20003569 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 151 |
| End Page Number: | 157 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1998 |
| Journal: | Health Care Management Science |
| Authors: | Millard Peter H., Vasilakis Christos, Lee Chooi N., Kearney Damian, Pearse Rupert |
| Keywords: | statistics: multivariate |
Stroke illness is a common problem in the UK. Factors such as incidence, age, and ethnicity have already been shown to affect admission patterns and discharge outcomes. Our analysis of an English Hospital Episode Statistics database shows that weekends and public holidays also influence the admission and discharge patterns of elderly stroke patients. We discuss the possible reasons for this.