Length of paediatric inpatient stay, socio-economic status and hospital configuration: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Variation in paediatric inpatient length of stay exists – whether this is driven by differences in patient characteristics or health service delivery is unclear. We will test the hypotheses that higher levels of deprivation are associated with prolonged length of stay and that di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2171-x |