A randomized trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and home intervention in the care of hospitalized patients

Age and Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 543-550

  Nikolaus, Thorsten ^a   Specht Leible, Norbert ^b   Bach, Matthias ^b   Oster, Peter ^b   Schlierf, Guenter ^b  

^a Bethesda Geriatrische Klinik Ulm gGmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Functional status; Home intervention; Nursing home placement; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST SAVINGS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032724268     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.6.543     Document Type: Article

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