title: Trends and forecasts of hospital discharges for selected diseases in regional hospital markets.
abstract: Forecasts based on historical trend analyses can do much to minimize the uncertainty inherent in quantifying the number and type of hospital admissions likely to occur in regional and local markets. A study was undertaken to ascertain whether relationships for admissions and discharges for musculoskeletal disorders apply to other disease entities.
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States