Older patients and delayed discharge from hospital

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 443-452

  Victor, Christina R ^a,c   Healy, Judith ^b   Thomas, Anna ^c   Seargeant, John ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034362159     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2000.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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