Long hospital stays and need for alternate level of care at discharge: Does family make a difference for elderly patients?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue MAR., 1996, Pages 449-461

  McClaran, Jacqueline ^a,b   Berglas, Robin Tover ^b   Franco, Eliane Duarte ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NURSING HOME; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030098892     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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