The use of acute hospital services by elderly residents of nursing and residential care homes

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 367-374

  Godden, Sylvia ^a   Pollock, Allyson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care needs; Long term care; Nursing input; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035524680     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2001.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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