Impact of home care on hospital days: A meta analysis

Health Services Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-432

  Hughes, Susan L ^a   Ulasevich, Alec ^a   Weaver, Frances M ^a   Henderson, William ^a   Manheim, Larry ^a   Kubal, Joseph D ^a   Bonarigo, Frank ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Home care; Meta analysis; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS;

AGED; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0030953406     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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