Examining the link between high-volume providers and shorter inpatient stays

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1396-1398

  Thomas, Marshall R ^a,b   Fryer, George E ^a,c   Rosenberg, Steven A ^a,c   Kassner, Cordt ^a,c   Dubovsky, Steven L ^a,d   Shore, James H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Acute Care and Inpatient Services   (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry ^*

^d Depts of Psychiatry and Medicine

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST;

EID: 0030680962     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.11.1396     Document Type: Article

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