Early re-hospitalization of elderly people discharged from a geriatric ward

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-69

  Zanocchi, Mauro ^a   Maero, Barbara ^a   Martinelli, Elisa ^a   Cerrato, Flavio ^a   Corsinovi, Laura ^a   Gonella, Mafalda ^a   Ponte, Elisabetta ^a   Luppino, Angela ^a   Margolicci, Angela ^a   Molaschi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discharge; Early re hospitalisation; Elderly; Geriatric ward; Readmission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR;

EID: 33645636628     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324642     Document Type: Article

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