Hospital beds: A primer for counting and comparing

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 302-304

  Wilson, Andrew ^a   FitzGerald, Gerard J ^a,b   Mahon, Susan ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SHORT SURVEY; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

AUSTRALIA; BED OCCUPANCY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY;

EID: 77957664137     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03913.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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