The care transitions intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 1822-1828

  Coleman, Eric A ^a   Parry, Carla ^a   Chalmers, Sandra ^a   Min, Sung Joon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 33749031312     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.17.1822     Document Type: Article

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