Implementation of an acute stroke program decreases hospitalization costs and length of stay

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1040-1043

  Wentworth, Deidre A ^a   Atkinson, Richard P ^a  

^a Mercy General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

cost and cost analysis; hospitalization; outcome; stroke management; stroke units

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0030011574     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.6.1040     Document Type: Article

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