Reducing length of stay for patients hospitalized with exacerbation of COPD by using a practice guideline

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Kong, Gary K ^a,b   Belman, Michael J ^a   Weingarten, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; length of stay; practice guideline

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031019344     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.1.89     Document Type: Article

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