Safety of hospital in the home

Toop, Les J; Epton, Michael J; McGeoch, Graham R B; Town, G Ian; Wynn-Thomas, Simon M H; Dawson, Robin D; Hlavac, Michael C; Werno, Anja M; Abernethy, Paul D

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Dee A Mangin (née Richards),* Les J Toop,^† Michael J Epton,^‡ Graham R B McGeoch,§ G Ian Town,¶ Simon M H Wynn-Thomas,** Robin D Dawson,^†^† Michael C Hlavac,^‡^‡ Anja M Werno,§§ Paul D Abernethy¶¶

2 Department of Public Health and General Practice
5 Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Services, Otago University, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
6 Community Care
7 Extended Care @ Home
8 Health Services, Pegasus Health Independent Practitioners Association, Christchurch, NZ
9 Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, NZ.

Correspondence: derelie.mangin@chmeds.ac.nz

1. Richards DA, Toop LJ, Epton MJ, et al. Home management of mild to moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 235-238. <MJA full text>
2. Lim WS, van der Eerden MM, Laing R, et al. Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study. Thorax 2003; 58: 377-382.
3. Aujesky D, Auble TE, Yealy DM, et al. Prospective comparison of three validated prediction rules for prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med 2005; 118: 384-392.

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