Rehabilitation and convalescent hospital stay in New South Wales: an analysis of 3,979 women aged 75+

Abstract Objectives: With a rapidly ageing population, it is imperative to examine health service costs and plan appropriately for the future. This paper determines the factors related to extended hospital stay for ‘Rehabilitation’ or ‘Convalescence’, as defined by ICD‐10 coding, in acute hospital s...

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Main Authors: Catherine Chojenta, Julie Byles, Balakrishnan Kichu Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12731