Trends in bed occupancy for inpatients with diabetes before and after the introduction of a diabetes inpatient specialist nurse service

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1008-1015

  Sampson, M J ^a   Crowle, T ^a   Dhatariya, K ^a   Dozio, N ^a   Greenwood, R H ^a   Heyburn, P J ^a   Jones, C ^a   Temple, R C ^a   Walden, E ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Inpatient bed occupancy; Specialist nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COST SAVINGS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33747493469     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01928.x     Document Type: Article

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