This report presents statistics on the utilization of non-Federal short-stay hospitals by diagnosis-related groups (DRG’s) based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Estimates are provided for patients under 65 years of age and for patients 65 years of age and older on the frequency and average length of stay for each DRG from 1980 through 1984. These statistics are...

It was an overcast, Thursday afternoon. The fog was rolling in across the Bay and the temperature was dropping. It was the kind of day that is more typical of summer than fall in the Bay Area. It was late in the day and I was feeling particularly uninspired about my job. When I had first started working as the Executive Assistant to Mayor Loni Hancock, I’d thought I had the best job in the City...

BACKGROUND The use of methamphetamine and other drugs among young adults has been a theme of growing interest and concern on the part of researchers and health associations. This paper reports recent use of methamphetamine and its relation with some demographic variables among substance users in west of Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 559 substance users of Hamadan...

Two cases of normal dose dependence on Trihexyphenidyl are reported. The literature on anti parkinsonian drug abuse and dependence is briefly reviewed.

OBJECTIVES In Western society, the narrative of decline dominates the aging process. We know very little about the complexities of how people resist this narrative. The purpose of this article is to understand how a group of mature natural bodybuilders resisted the narrative of decline. METHODS In-depth life story interviews were conducted with 13 natural bodybuilders aged between 50 and 73 y...

The use of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) may not be an accurate tool to provide reimbursement for trauma services. This study aimed to determine whether Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs) adequately describe the trauma patient episode and to identify AR-DRG groupings where reimbursement was not commensurate with actual cost. The AR-DRG allocated costs and actual costs of a ...