The impact of rural residence on multiple hospitalizations in nursing facility residents

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 661-666

  Coburn, Andrew F ^a   Keith, Robert G ^a   Bolda, Elise J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services for aged persons; Health services research; Patient transfer admission; Quality of health care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036789664     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.5.661     Document Type: Article

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