The Determinants of Hospital Length of Stay in Nigeria

Purpose- Hospital length of stay (LOS) does not only signal the seriousness of illness, it can also lead to catastrophic cost for patients or households. This paper examines the factors that determine LOS in Nigeria; a country where more than 99% of the cost of health care is borne by patients. D...

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Main Author: Conrad Y. Puozaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research
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Online Access:http://ijbesar.teiemt.gr/docs/volume9_issue3/hospital_length_stay_nigeria.pdf