Use of in-patient hospital beds by people living in residential care

Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 133-138

  Finucane, Paul ^a   Wundke, Rachel ^a   Whitehead, Craig ^a   Williamson, Lou ^a   Baggoley, Christopher ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospitalisation; Residential care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034081781     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022148     Document Type: Article

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