Assessing the appropriateness of hospitalisation days in a French university hospital

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-91

  D'Alché Gautier, Marie José ^a   Maïza, Dominique ^a   Chastang, Frédéric ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Admissions; France; Health services; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 4344627310     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860410526709     Document Type: Article

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