Observation services - Past, present, and future

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 324-325

  Ross, Michael A ^a,b   Zalenski, Robert J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; THORAX PAIN;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035126138     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00624-6     Document Type: Editorial

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