Transferred patients - More complex and more costly?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 8 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Butt, Warwick W ^a   Shann, Frank A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY;

AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032547740     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123476.x     Document Type: Article

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