The management of adverse clinical events in nursing homes: A 1-year survey study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 915-925

  Bellelli, Giuseppe ^a,b   Frisoni, Giovanni B ^a,c   Barbisoni, Piera ^a,d   Boffelli, Stefano ^a   Rozzini, Renzo ^a,d   Trabucchi, Marco ^a,e  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b Ancelle della Carita Hospital   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Hospital transfer; Nursing home; Physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NURSING HOME; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NIGHT CARE; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034872304     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49182.x     Document Type: Article

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