Acute admissions to a community hospital: Experiences from Hallingdal sjukestugu

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-315

  Lappegard, Øystein ^a   Hjortdahl, Per ^b  

^a Vestre Viken Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute admissions; community hospital; general practice; health authorities; municipal health care services; public health; specialist health care services; the Coordination Reform

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RURAL HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863816834     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812450372     Document Type: Article

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