Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Average Length of Stay

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 46-61

  Shi, Leiyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital length of stay; International classification of diseases; National hospital discharge survey

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OWNERSHIP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030090548     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199605000-00007     Document Type: Article

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