Hospital readmissions during home care: A pilot study

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Anderson, Mary Ann ^a,c   Hanson, Kathleen S ^a   DeVilder, Nancy W ^a   Helms, Lelia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029931945     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1301_1     Document Type: Article

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