Quick diagnosis units: A potentially useful alternative to conventional hospitalisation

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 496-498

  Bosch, Xavier ^a   Aibar, Jesús ^a   Capell, Santiago ^b   Coca, Antonio ^a   López Soto, Alfons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; MORBIDITY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 73349131430     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02912.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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