Buying Time II: An economic evaluation of a joint NHS/Social Services residential rehabilitation unit for older people on discharge from hospital

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Ellis, Annie ^a,b   Trappes Lomax, Tessa ^c   Fox, Mary ^b   Taylor, Rod ^d   Power, Michael ^e   Stead, Jonathan ^b   Bainbridge, Ian ^f  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mid Devon Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c South and West Devon Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e Warren House Group   (United Kingdom)

^f Social Care Services for Older People (Phase 3)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Intermediate care; Older people; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIAL WORK; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33645114909     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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