Resource utilisation, length of hospital stay, and pattern of investigation during acute medical hospital admission

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 939, 2004, Pages 23-26

  McMullan, R ^b,c   Silke, B ^a,c,d   Bennett, K ^a,d   Callachand, S ^c  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; EMERGENCIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 1242337318     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.2003.007500     Document Type: Article

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