Classifying older patients in hospital

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 422-424

  Gray, Len ^a   Martin, Finbarr C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; CASE MIX; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 24644485324     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi155     Document Type: Editorial

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