Transitions through postacute and long-term care settings: Patterns of use and outcomes for a national cohort of elders

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-236

  Murtaugh, Christopher M ^a,c   Litke, Ann ^b  

^a VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Home Care Policy and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Long term care; Postacute care; Transitions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036518069     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200203000-00006     Document Type: Article

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