Systematic review of day hospital care for elderly people

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7187, 1999, Pages 837-841

  Forster, Anne ^a   Young, John ^a   Langhorne, Peter ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033608768     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7187.837     Document Type: Article

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