Comparative hospitalization cost and length of stay between patients with and without diabetes in a large tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 156-162

  Ncube Zulu, Tryphine ^a   Danckwerts, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Costing; Diabetes; Hospitalization cost; Lodging costs; Patient day equivalents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919917391     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13410-013-0173-8     Document Type: Article

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