'Misplacement' of elderly people in the caring organisation: Reasons and alternatives

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-237

  Wimo, A ^a,b   Ronnback E ^a   Larsson, B ^a   Eriksson, T ^c   Eriksson, I B ^a   Thorslund, M ^d  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bed blockers; Dementia; Efficiency; Misplacement; Sundsvall; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344655623     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(99)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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