Inpatient unit flexibility: Design characteristics of a successful flexible unit

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-232

  Pati, Debajyoti ^a   Harvey, Tom ^a   Cason, Carolyn ^b  

^a HKS Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Convertibility; Efficiency; Expandability; Flexibility; Inpatient unit

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149114795     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507311549     Document Type: Article

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