The implementation of clinical paths for six common urological procedures, and an analysis of variances

BJU International

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 604-609

  Chang, P L ^a,b   Wang, T M ^a   Huang, S T ^a   Hsieh, M L ^a   Tsui, K H ^a   Lai, R H ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical path; Health care; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0032852612     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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