Randomised controlled trial of effectiveness of Leicester hospital at home scheme compared with hospital care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7224, 1999, Pages 1542-1546

  Wilson, Andrew ^a   Parker, Hilda ^a   Wynn, Alison ^a   Jagger, Carol ^a   Spiers, Nicky ^a   Jones, Jeremy ^b   Parker, Gillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Leicester ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033547604     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7224.1542     Document Type: Article

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