Development and evaluation of intermediate care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 341-350

  Roe, Brenda ^a   Daly, Sue ^b   Shenton, Gary ^b   Lochhead, Yvonne ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nursing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Evaluation; Intermediate care; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RECIPIENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBACUTE CARE; WALES;

EID: 0038652040     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00741.x     Document Type: Review

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