Objective To describe Iran's hospital activity with Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs).Method A total of 445,324 separations was grouped into discreet DRG classes using AR-DRGs. L3H3; IQR and 10th-95th percentile were used to exclude outlier cases. Reduction in variance (R2)...

Identifying the cost of hospital outputs, particularly acute inpatients measured by Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), is an important component of casemix implementation. Measuring the relative costliness of specific DRGs is useful for a wide range of policy and planning applications. Estimating...

The study examined neighbourhood drug markets in the context of the new policyagenda for neighbourhood renewal, including the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategyand New Deal for Communities. It sought to:• identify the extent of drug market activity in deprived neighbourhoods and todescribe its...