Integrated systems to reduce length of stay for knee and hip joint replacement surgeries

Healthcare management forum / Canadian College of Health Service Executives = Forum gestion des soins de santé / Collège canadien des directeurs de services de santé

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 60-62

  Woo, Tina ^a   Bramwell, Marion ^a   Greenwood, Beverley ^a   Gow, Shirley ^a   Ackerman Rainville, Rosemary ^a   Corradetti, Patricia ^b   Wood, Susan ^a   Moreland, Julie ^a  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^b St Elizabeth Visiting Nurses Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; ONTARIO; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 19844365975     PISSN: 08404704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60780-6     Document Type: Article

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