Severity of illness and the weekend effect - Authors' reply

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¹ Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Electronic address: sarah.walker@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
² Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
³ Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK.
⁴ Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.

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A Sarah Walker et al. Lancet. 2017.

. 2017 Oct 14;390(10104):1735.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32425-X. Epub 2017 Oct 12.

¹ Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Electronic address: sarah.walker@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
² Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
³ Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK.
⁴ Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.

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Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis of electronic health records.
Walker AS, Mason A, Quan TP, Fawcett NJ, Watkinson P, Llewelyn M, Stoesser N, Finney J, Davies J, Wyllie DH, Crook DW, Peto TEA. Walker AS, et al. Lancet. 2017 Jul 1;390(10089):62-72. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30782-1. Epub 2017 May 9. Lancet. 2017. PMID: 28499548 Free PMC article.
Severity of illness and the weekend effect.
Kostis WJ, Moreyra AE. Kostis WJ, et al. Lancet. 2017 Oct 14;390(10104):1734-1735. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32642-9. Epub 2017 Oct 12. Lancet. 2017. PMID: 29047439 No abstract available.