title: Counting hospital activity: spells or episodes?
authors.affiliation: Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aylin
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottle
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jarman
mesh_terms: D017050:Episode of Care; D005381:Financing, Organized; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000379:methods*