Better out than in? Alternatives to acute hospital care

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7217, 1999, Pages 1127-1130

  Hensher, Martin ^a   Fulop, Naomi ^a   Jefferys, Emma ^a   Coast, Joanna ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; STATE MEDICINE; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0033598552     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7217.1127     Document Type: Article

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