title: The acute hospital-chronic hospital affiliation: a comparison of length of stay of chronic patients in affiliated and non-affiliated acute hospitals.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008396:Maryland; D008875:Middle Aged; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*