Hospital at home or acute hospital care? A cost minimisation analysis

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7147, 1998, Pages 1802-1806

  Coast, Joanna ^a   Richards, Suzanne H ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Gunnell, David J ^a   Darlow, Mary Anne ^b   Pounsford, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Healthcare at Home   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; BUDGETS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATE MEDICINE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0032513961     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7147.1802     Document Type: Article

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