Reducing hospital admissions

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7634, 2008, Pages 4-5

  Purdy, Sarah ^a   Griffin, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATION UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; STATISTICS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 38149080690     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39394.402465.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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