Hospitalization for Nontraumatic Disorders of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa: Analysis of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Data Set

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 262-266

  Mulla, Zuber D ^a   Margo, Curtis E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Watson Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EYE DISEASES; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); ORBITAL DISEASES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842283897     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.2.262     Document Type: Article

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