Association of patient preferences for participation in decision making with length of stay and costs among hospitalized patients

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1195-1203

  Tak, Hyo Jung ^a   Ruhnke, Gregory W ^a   Meltzer, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

AGED; CHICAGO; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84880003768     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6048     Document Type: Article

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