Differential risk factors for early and later hospital readmission of older patients

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 322-328

  Cornette, Pascale ^a   D'Hoore, William ^b   Malhomme, Brigitte ^c   Van Pee, Dominique ^c   Meert, Philippe ^a   Swine, Christian ^c  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b School of Public Health   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional factors; Readmission; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644646188     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324617     Document Type: Article

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