Comparison of hospital costs and length of stay associated with general internists and hospitalist physicians at a community hospital

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 626-630

  Everett, George D ^a   Anton, Manuel P ^c   Jackson, Brenda K ^b   Swigert, Carolyn ^d   Uddin, Nizam ^b  

^a ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital Miami ^*  (United States)

^c Mercy Hospital Miami   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644294005     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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