Assessment and appropriate use of hospital days in medical wards;Hensigtsmæssig anvendelse af sengedage på medicinske afdelinger

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-29

  Rasmussen, Lisbeth ^a   Münter, Dorte ^a   Bøttcher, Charlotte ^a   Jacobsen, Oli ^a   Larsen, Kiss ^a   Marcussen, Henrik ^a   Møller, Marianne Kleis ^a   Nørregaard, Peter ^a   Nørskov, Bente ^a  

^a GI Strandvej 35 ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; WARD; DENMARK; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DENMARK; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33644772579     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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