In and out: User fees and other unfortunate events during hospital admission and discharge

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1174-1178

  Castro, Arachu ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Length of stay; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ALTRUISM; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; METHODOLOGY; PRISONER; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ALTRUISM; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRISONERS;

EID: 43449129766     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000500026     Document Type: Review

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