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An analysis of admission, discharge and bed occupancy of stroke patients aged 65 and over in English hospitals Chooi N. LeeChristos VasilakisPeter H. Millard OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 157
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Health care management modelling: a process perspective Jan M.H. Vissers OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 85
Computers in the consulting room: a case study of clinician and patient perspectives Carolyn E. AydinJames G. AndersonHui‐Ching Weng OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 74
Use of statistical process control for surveillance of pulmonary dysfunction in groups in the workplace Paul W. McAreeKenneth W. Bauer Jr.Jack A. Jackson OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 59
Why do patients prefer hospital emergency visits? A nested multinomial logit analysis for patient‐initiated contacts Jaume Puig‐JunoyMarc SaezEsther Martínez‐García OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 52
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Multifactor efficiency in Data Envelopment Analysis with an application to urban hospitals Liam O'Neill OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 27
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