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| | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Vol. 6 No. 2/3, National university hospital discharge survey in the Islamic Republic of Iran |
 | | Average length of stay was 3.60 days in university hospitals (4.14 days educational and 2.59 days noneducational), which is also relatively low in comparison with other countries (Australia 14, Canada 12, Egypt 8, France 11, Germany 14, Italy 11, Japan 46, Sweden 8, UK 10 and USA 8) [12]. |
 | | It was 68.32/1000 population per year in university-related hospitals. |
 | | This information could be used to adjust the type and size of hospitals, the related technology and the human resources in each region with respect to its population, rate of discharge and average length of stay [13]. |
| www.emro.who.int /Publications/EMHJ/0602/25.htm (2012 words) |
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