Hospital readmission from a transitional care unit

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-35

  Anderson, Mary Ann ^a   Tyler, Denice ^a   Helms, Lelia B ^b   Hanson, Kathleen S ^b   Sparbel, Kathleen J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital readmission; Patient outcome; Skilled care unit; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WIDOW;

EID: 12444251059     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200501000-00006     Document Type: Article

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