Who are the high hospital users? A Canadian case study

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-10

  Roos, Noralou ^a   Burchill, Charles ^a   Carriere, Keumhee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANADA;

EID: 0037235655     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/13558190360468164     Document Type: Article

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