Concurrent utilization review and inappropriate hospital stay: Evaluation of a program

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-35

  Barrett, Brendan J ^a   Parfrey, Patrick S ^b   McDonald, Jackie ^b   Haire, Rosalie ^b   Peachey, Gladys ^b  

^a Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concurrent; Crossover study; Length of stay; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADMITTING DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; CANADA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030006207     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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