Unexpected, periodic and permanent increase in medical inpatient care: Man-made or new disease?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 978-983

  Jones, Rodney P ^a  

^a Healthcare Analysis and Forecasting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION; WORKLOAD;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 77951623011     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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