Day clinics and hospitals - A cost comparison

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 66-72

  Hukins, G B A ^a   Richter, A M ^a   van Staden, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DAY HOSPITAL; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG COST; EYE SURGERY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

COST SAVINGS; DRUG COSTS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 0035118391     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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