Controlled trial of multidisciplinary care teams for acutely ill medical inpatients: Enhanced multidisciplinary care

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 558-563

  Mudge, A ^a   Laracy, S ^a   Richter, K ^a   Denaro, C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Health services research; Patient care team; Patient discharge; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCIPLINES RELATING TO BIOMEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746852073     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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