Dissemination and characteristics of acute care for elders (ACE) units in the United States

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 220-227

  Jayadevappa, Ravishankar ^a   Bloom, Bernard S ^a   Raziano, Donna Brady ^a   Lavizzo Mourey, Risa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ACE unit; Elderly care; Hospital care; Interdisciplinary model

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITALS; RESEARCH;

MEDICARE INPATIENTS;

HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037412525     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462303000205     Document Type: Article

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