Diagnosis-related groups and geriatric hospital care;Los GRD y la atención geriátrica hospitalaria

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 327-329

  Garcia Navarro J A ^a  

^a Grup Sagessa   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 29844453790     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(05)74879-4     Document Type: Editorial

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