What causes international variations in length of stay: A comparative analysis for two inpatient conditions in Japanese and Canadian hospitals

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 86-94

  Tiessen, James ^a   Kambara, Hirofumi ^b   Sakai, Tsuneo ^c   Kato, Ken ^d   Yamauchi, Kazunobu ^e   Mcmillan, Charles ^f  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SHIZUOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Aichi Medical Association Research Institute   (Japan)

^e Toin Hospital   (Japan)

^f YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; comparative studies; hospital management; hospital stay duration; international comparisons; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CANADA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84902967195     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: 17581044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951484813512287     Document Type: Article

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