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What types of hospital patients wait for alternative placement?
 — findings from an exploratory case study and policy implications
Author(s)D Falcone, R Broyles
Journal titleJournal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 5, no 4, 1993
Pagespp 77-98
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsDischarge [hospitals].
AnnotationStudies show that delays in patient discharge are costly and compromise the quality of care. This article concludes that delays are affected by patients socio-demographic characteristics, their need for heavy care and their source of financial support.
Accession NumberCPA-940912022 A
ClassmarkLD:QKJ

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