Organization and outcomes of inpatient AIDS care

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 760-772

  Aiken, Linda H ^a   Sloane, Douglas M ^a,b   Lake, Eileen T ^a   Sochalski, Julie ^a   Weber, Anita L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS HIV; Hospital; Mortality; Organization; Specialized units

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033175104     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199908000-00006     Document Type: Article

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