Hospital length of stay variation and comorbidity of mental illness: a retrospective study of five common chronic medical conditions
Abstract Background With the increasing burden of mental illness globally, it is becoming common for hospitalised patients with chronic medical conditions to have a comorbidity of mental illness. This combination could prolong length of stay (LOS) of this patient cohort. We conducted an investigatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3316-2 |