Why are we trying to reduce length of stay? Evaluation of the costs and benefits of reducing time in hospital must start from the objectives that govern change.
Open Access
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Quality and Safety in Health Care
- Vol. 5 (3) , 172-179
- https://doi.org/10.1136/qshc.5.3.172
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