A cost study of a general practitioner hospital in the Netherlands

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-49

  Hakkaart van Roijen, Leona ^a   Moll van Charante, E P ^b   Bindels, P J E ^b   Yzermans, C J ^c   Rutten, F F H ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost study; General practitioner hospital

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE;

EID: 2942667809     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780409094231     Document Type: Article

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