Cyclic fluctuations in hospital bed occupancy in Roma (Italy): Supply or demand driven?

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 268-275

  Fusco, Danilo ^a   Saitto, Carlo ^a   Arcà, Massimo ^a   Ancona, Carla ^a   Perucci, Carlo A ^a  

^a Local Health Authority RME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LEISURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

BED OCCUPANCY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 0344099081     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148403322488964     Document Type: Article

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