title: Understanding preventable hospital readmissions: masqueraders, markers, and true causal factors.
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States