The effects of aftercare on chronic patients and frail elderly patients when discharged from hospital: A systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1076-1086

  Bours, Gerrie J J W ^b   Ketelaars, Corry A J ^c   Frederiks, Carla M A ^a   Abu Saad, Huda Huyer ^c   Wouters, Emiel P M ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Universiteit Maastricht ^*

Author keywords

Nursing aftercare; Post discharge; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032059322     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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