Adequacy of discharge plans and rehospitalization among hospitalized dementia patients

Health and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-259

  Cummings, Sherry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Discharge plan; Elderly people; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033219609     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/24.4.249     Document Type: Article

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