title: The costs and consequences of caring for boarder patients in an acute-care urban hospital.
authors.affiliation: School of Business, Howard University, Washington DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dahl-Regis
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001508:Bed Conversion / Q000191:economics; D002670:Child, Abandoned / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003482:Custodial Care / Q000191:economics*; D003625:Data Collection; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data