Trends in avoidable hospitalizations, 1980-1998

Health Affairs

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 225-232

  Kozak, Lola Jean ^a   Hall, Margaret J ^a   Owings, Maria F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035290930     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.20.2.225     Document Type: Article

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