Effect of disease complications on hospital costs

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 140-149

  Young, D S ^a   Sachais, B S ^a   Jefferies, L C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036140428     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.1.140     Document Type: Article

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