Risk factors for early emergency hospital readmission in elderly medical patients

Gerontology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 220-226

  Chu, Leung Wing ^a   Pei, Conrad K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Hong Kong; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; NOSE FEEDING; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0032798115     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022091     Document Type: Article

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