Timed Up and Go test is not useful as a discharge risk screening tool

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-36

  Walker, Katherine J ^a   Bailey, Michael ^a,b   Bradshaw, Sally J ^a   Cameron, Peter ^a,c   Dziukas, Linas ^a   Maguire, Emma K ^a   Smith, Catherine J ^a,d  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Monash Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine   (Australia)

^c Department of Emergency Medicine Research ^*

^d Acute Aged Care Service

Author keywords

Aged; Discharge; Emergency department; Safety; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645086636     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2006.00801.x     Document Type: Article

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