An analysis of the inpatient charge and length of stay for patients with joint diseases in Korea: Specialty versus small general hospitals

Health Policy

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 93-99

  Kim, Sun Jung ^a   Park, Eun Cheol ^a   Jang, Sung In ^a   Lee, Minjee ^a   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Costs; Hospital; Inpatient charge; Joint disease; Length of stay; Specialty hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; JOINT SURGERY; KOREA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALTY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

COSTS; HOSPITAL; INPATIENT CHARGE; JOINT DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; SPECIALTY HOSPITAL;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; JOINT DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84887614573     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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