A survival analysis of institutional relocation in a chronic care hospital

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 514-524

  Hirdes, John P ^a   Brown, K Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cox regression; mortality; relocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030431574     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800009399     Document Type: Article

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