Casemix for inpatient care of elderly people: Rehabilitation and post-acute care

Age and Ageing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-131

  Carpenter, G Iain ^a,b   Turner, Gillian F ^c   Fowler, R W ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casemix; Contracts; Elderly care; Rehabilitation; Resource use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 0030951907     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/26.2.123     Document Type: Article

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