The association between number of doctors per bed and readmission of elderly patients with pneumonia in South Korea
Abstract Background There is an urgent need to reduce readmission of patients with pneumonia and improve quality of care. To assess the association between hospital resources and quality of care, we examined the effect of number of doctors per bed on 30-day readmission and investigated the combined...
Main Authors: | Joo Eun Lee, Tae Hyun Kim, Kyoung Hee Cho, Kyu-Tae Han, Eun-Cheol Park |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2352-7 |
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