Hospital utilization and aging in spain (2006)

Current Aging Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-157

  Moreno Millán, Emilio ^a   Molina Morales, Agustin ^b   Amate Fortes, Ignacio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA BÁRBARA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Diagnosis related groups; Hospital resources use; Length of stay.150

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953743781     PISSN: 18746098     EISSN: 18746128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874609811003020151     Document Type: Article

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