Qual Saf Health Care. 2002 Sep;11(3):209-10.

Length of in-hospital stay and its relationship to quality of care.

Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. aileen.clarke@lshtm.ac.uk

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