A physician-centred intervention to shorten hospital stay: A pilot study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1735-1737

  Setrakian, John C ^a   Flegel, Kenneth M ^a   Hutchinson, Tom A ^a   Charest, Sylvie ^a   Côté, Linda ^a   Edwardes, Michael D De B ^a   Corbett, Irene B ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033564543     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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