Discharge outcomes of older medical in-patients in a specialized acute care for elders unit compared with non-specialized units

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 96-101

  Wong, Roger Y ^a,b   Chittock, Dean R ^a   McLean, Neilson ^a   Wilbur, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute care; Home discharge; Length of stay; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33748443961     PISSN: 17181879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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