Clinical pathways: Effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Rotter, Thomas ^a   Koch, R ^b   Kugler, J ^b   Gothe, H ^b   Kinsman, L ^b   James, E ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 44949121789     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006632     Document Type: Review

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