Utilization of hospital resources

Medical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1995, Pages DS55-DS72

  Black, Charlyn D ^a   Roos, Noralou P ^a   Burchill, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Health information system; Hospital utilization; Population health; Rural urban differences; Small area variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGERY; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MANITOBA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17544394955     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199512001-00008     Document Type: Article

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