Factors associated with hospital utilization in the elderly: From the cardiovascular health study

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 27-35

  Robbins, J A ^a,h   Yanez, D ^b   Powe, N R ^c   Savage, P J ^d   Ives, D G ^e   Gardin, J M ^f   Lyles, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cardiovasc Hlth Stud Coord Ctr   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE;

EID: 0031954460     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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