Analysis of cost and of non-medical care load of patients seen in an accident and emergency department-the importance of clinical classification of emergency patients

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-244

  Berthier, F ^a   Andreu M ^a   Bourjac, M ^a   Baron, D ^a   Branger, B ^b  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Classification; Cost analysis; Diagnosis related groups; Emergency department; Hospital costs

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COST; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRANCE; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRANCE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 0032083097     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199806000-00008     Document Type: Article

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