Observational units - Same health outcome, but with lower costs?;Observasjonsposter - Like godt tilbud til lavere kostnader?

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 120, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 3029-3034

  Trommald, Mari ^a   Aaserud, Morten ^a   Bjørndal, Arild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING; NORWAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; CHEST PAIN; COST SAVINGS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034692948     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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