Co-ordinating discharge of elderly people from hospital to the community

Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 332-334

  Parker, S G ^a   Lee, S D ^a   Fadayevatan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 16244421741     PISSN: 17442249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.09.034     Document Type: Note

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