Increasing appropriateness of hospital admissions in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 202-208

  Louis, Daniel ^a   Taroni, Francesco ^b   Melotti, Rita ^b   Rabinowitz, Carol ^a   Vizioli, Maria ^c   Fiorini, Monica ^d   Gonnella, Joseph ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale Regione Emilia Romagna ^*

^d Area Rischio Infettivo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949125646     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.007157     Document Type: Article

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