The cost of treating patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Lave, Judith R ^b   Lin, Chyongchiou Jeng ^c   Fine, Michael J ^a   Hughes Cromwick, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Inpatient costs; Outpatient costs; Total costs; Variation in care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344517076     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021315     Document Type: Article

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