Risk indicators for hospitalization during the last year of life

Health Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-69

  Stearns, Sally C ^b   Kovar, Mary Grace ^b   Hayes, Kevin ^b   Koch, Gary G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

functional status; hospital use; Last year of life; terminal care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030013862     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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