title: Hospital readmission: quality indicator or statistical inevitability?
authors: Brian K
authors: BK
authors: Alverson
authors: James
authors: J
authors: O'Callaghan
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: child health services; delivery of care; hospital performance; readmission rates; regional variation