Functional gain and length of hospital stay at a medium-stay geriatric care unit at the Central Red Cross Hospital in Madrid, Spain;Ganancia funcional y estancia hospitalaria en la unidad geriatrica de media estancia del Hospital Central de Cruz Roja de Madrid

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-366

  Baztán, Juan J ^a   Domenech, Juan R ^a   González, Margarita ^a   Forcano, Silvia ^a   Morales, Carmen ^a   Ruepérez, Isidoro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CENTRAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Frail elderly; Heath services for aged; Hospital; Rehabilitation outcome

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT MOBILITY; SPAIN;

EID: 3142718955     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1135-57272004000300005     Document Type: Article

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