Inappropriate Admissions
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A qualitative examination of inappropriate hospital admissions and lengths of stay
BACKGROUND Research has shown that a number of patients, with a variety of diagnoses, are admitted to hospital when it is not essential and can remain in hospital unnecessarily. To date, research in this area has been primarily quantitative. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived causes of inappropriate or prolonged lengths of stay and focuses on a specific population (i.e., pat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107680209500224