Patient characteristics associated with length of stay in emergency departments
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Analyzing Main and Interaction Effects of Length of Stay Determinants in Emergency Departments
Background Measuring and understanding main determinants of length of stay (LOS) in emergency departments (EDs) is critical from an operations perspective, since LOS is one of the main performance indicators of ED operations. Therefore, this study analyzes both the main and interaction effects of four widely-used independent determinants of ED-LOS. Methods The analysis...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1225-4266
DOI: 10.4332/kjhpa.2009.19.3.027