Going home from hospital: The postdischarge experience of patients and carers in rural and remote Queensland

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-13

  Williams, Chris ^a   Thorpe, Rosamund ^a   Harris, Nonie ^a   Dickinson, Hilary ^b   Barrett, Chris ^b   Rorison, Francine ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carer; Discharge; Hospital; Patient; Remote; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33644836731     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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