Cost analysis of early discharge after hip fracture.
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Cost analysis of early discharge after hip fracture.
OBJECTIVE To ascertain the economic impact of an early discharge scheme for hip fracture patients. DESIGN Population based study comparing costs of care for patients who had "hospital at home" as an option for rehabilitation and those who had no early discharge service available in their area of residence. SETTING District hospital orthopaedic and rehabilitation wards and community hospital...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6909.903