The Average Length of Hospital Stay Has Been

question 11

Multiple Choice

The average length of hospital stay has been

• A) increasing for all patients.
• B) decreasing for all patients.
• C) decreasing for all but surgical patients.
• D) increasing for all but surgical patients.

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Definitions:

Marginalized Populations

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Post-Disaster Reality

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An entity or concept that reduces or eliminates the distinctions between different social or economic classes.

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