Identifying factors associated with health care use: A hospital-based risk screening index

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 947-954

  Evans, Ron L ^a   Hendricks, Robert D ^a   Lawrence, Kaye V ^a   Bishop, Duane S ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discharge planning; hospital readmission; length of stay; nursing home placement

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0023793398     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(88)90286-9     Document Type: Article

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