Inpatient care in a community hospital: Comparing length of stay and costs among teaching, hospitalist, and community services

Family Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-124

  Carek, Peter J ^a   Boggan, Holly ^a   Mainous III, Arch G ^a   Geesey, Mark E ^a   Dickerson, Lori ^a   Laird, Scott ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38949109001     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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