A comparative cost analysis of care for the elderly in a general hospital or in an intermediate care department in a community hospital;Eldre pasienter i sykehus eller i intermediæravdeling i sykehjem - En kostnadsanalyse

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-285

  Garåsen, Helge ^a,b   Magnussen, Jon ^a   Windspoll, Rolf ^c   Johnsen, Roar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Trondheim Kommune ^*

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

AGED; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 38949089716     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 08077096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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