Casemix: Challenges for nursing care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Long, Lesley E ^a,b   Mann, Rosemary ^a,c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Cancer Centre

^c Nursing Administration

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSING; PATIENT CODING; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032547741     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123477.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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