Variable lengths of stay among ischemic stroke subtypes in Chinese general teaching hospitals.

BACKGROUND: Length of stay (LOS) is one of the most important quantitative indexes that measures health service utilization within a hospital. Many studies have examined the association of three major stroke categories with LOS. Our aim is to investigate the differences of LOS among ischemic stroke...

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Main Authors: Yi Li, Hui Liu, Jing Wang, Yan Li, Guo-Pei Yu, Xie-Min Ma, Ming-Hui Liang, Jun Zhang, Lue Ping Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3461000?pdf=render