Hospital at home: The evidence is not compelling

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 840-841

  Shepperd, Sasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 28844490908     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-11-200512060-00015     Document Type: Review

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