Hospital-free Days: A Novel Measure to Study Outcomes for Emergency Department Care

Overview

Journal Acad Emerg Med

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Emergency Medicine

Date 2024 Jul 11

PMID 38991152

Authors

Ari B Friedman

M Kit Delgado

Catherine L Auriemma

Austin S Kilaru

Affiliations

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