A telephone survey of medical patients 1 week after discharge from hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 369-373

  BOWMAN, GERALD S ^a   HOWDEN, JANE ^b   ALLEN, SUSAN ^b   WEBSTER, ROSEMARY A ^b   THOMPSON, DAVID R ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advice; discharge planning; health problems; social problems; support; telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0028538575     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1994.tb00414.x     Document Type: Article

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