Laura Firth
Biographic Data
| ID | 5538941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Firth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Firth |
| SIGNATURE | FIRTH L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Ecological Fallacy of the Role of Age in Chronic Disease and Hospital Demand
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between age and all-cause hospital utilization in the years preceding and following a diagnosis in hospital of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). RESEARCH DESIGN: A cohort study of all patients in Western Australia who have had a principal diagnosis of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, or COPD, upon admission to hospital. All-cause hospital utilization 6 years prec…
The Ratchet Effect
OBJECTIVE: To describe the previously unexamined association between admissions to hospital with chronic disease and changes in all-cause health service utilization over time. RESEARCH DESIGN: A cohort study examining the population of Western Australia with hospitalizations for chronic disease from 2002 to 2010. A "rolling" clearance period is used to define "cardinal events," that is, a disease-specific diagnosis upon hospital admission, where …
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The Ecological Fallacy of the Role of Age in Chronic Disease and Hospital Demand
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between age and all-cause hospital utilization in the years preceding and following a diagnosis in hospital of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). RESEARCH DESIGN: A cohort study of all patients in Western Australia who have had a principal diagnosis of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, or COPD, upon admission to hospital. All-cause hospital utilization 6 years prec…
The Ratchet Effect
OBJECTIVE: To describe the previously unexamined association between admissions to hospital with chronic disease and changes in all-cause health service utilization over time. RESEARCH DESIGN: A cohort study examining the population of Western Australia with hospitalizations for chronic disease from 2002 to 2010. A "rolling" clearance period is used to define "cardinal events," that is, a disease-specific diagnosis upon hospital admission, where …
Cohort (2 works) · Diabetes mellitus (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Emergency and Acute Care Studies (2 works) · Emergency department (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works)