Length of stay and costs for asthma patients by hospital characteristics - A five-year population-based analysis

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 537-542

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Kao, Senyeong ^b   Wen, Hsyien Chia ^a   Chuan Song, W U ^c   Chung, Chi L I ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei Municipal Chung Hsin Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma hospitalizations; Costs; Hospital characteristics; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 28844499988     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500214783     Document Type: Article

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