Premature discharge in a community hospital

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 470-475

  Yap, L K P ^a   Ow, K H K ^b   Hui, J Y R ^a   Pang, W S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b St Luke's Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Community hospital; Intermediate care; Premature discharge; Rehabilitation; Subacute care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0036762321     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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