High-cost users of hospital beds in Western Australia: A population-based record linkage study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 393-397

  Calver, Janine ^a,b   Bramweld, Kate J ^c   Preen, David B ^c   Alexia, Stoney J ^c   Boldy, Duncan P ^a   McCaul, Kieran A ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646241774     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00289.x     Document Type: Article

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