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Average period in days a hospital bed remains vacant between one discharge and another admission is known as:
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The correct answer is  Average period in days a hospital bed remains vacant between one discharge and another admission is known as T interval. The value of T may be positive or negative. A negative T is indicative of scarcity of bed and overutilization. Ref: Textbook of community medicine, S. Lal, 3rd edition pg: 685.