Economic burden of dehydration among hospitalized elderly patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2534-2540

  Xiao, Hong ^a   Barber, Janet ^a   Campbell, Ellen S ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Dehydration; Economics; Geriatrics; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEHYDRATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; COST; ECONOMICS; FLUID THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 15544383218     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.23.2534     Document Type: Article

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