The effect of full-time faculty hospitalists on the efficiency of care at a community teaching hospital

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-203

  Diamond, Herbert S ^a,b   Goldberg, Elliot ^a,b   Janosky, Janine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032145142     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00006     Document Type: Article

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