Results of a computerized screening of stroke patients for unjustified hospital stay

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 639-644

  Goldman, Robert S ^a   Hartz, Arthur J ^b,d   Lanska, Douglas J ^c   Guse, Clare E ^b  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Family and Community Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithms; hospitalization; quality of health care; stroke management; utilization review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0029880524     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.4.639     Document Type: Article

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