Improving patient care with shorter hospital admissions

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 526-528

  Schmid, K J ^a   Tewari, R ^a   Nordin, A J ^a  

^a EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital admission; Inpatient pathway; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL AUDIT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69349097029     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610903003183     Document Type: Article

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