Cost variation in diabetes care delivered in English hospitals

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 949-957

  Kristensen, T ^a   Laudicella, M ^b   Ejersted, C ^c   Street, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cost variation; diabetes mellitus; England; hospitals costs; multi level regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77954792053     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03031.x     Document Type: Article

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