What is it about?
This study examines a series of unexpected and unexplained increases in medical emergency admissions. Man-made causes such as policy, etc can be discounted.
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Why is it important?
Since this study was published in 2010 there have been additional events in 2012, 2014 and an ongoing event in 2016. Clearly this is not going to go away.
Perspectives
I have published a number of studies on this topic, this agent simultaneously affects the gender ratio at birth, deaths, emergency department attendances and medical admissions, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Unexpected, periodic and permanent increase in medical inpatient care: Man-made or new disease?, Medical Hypotheses, June 2010, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.01.011.
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