Alternatives to hospital care: What are they and who should decide?

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7024, 1996, Pages 162-166

  Coast, Joanna ^a   Inglis, Abby ^a   Frankel, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSULTANTS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 0030064933     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7024.162     Document Type: Article

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