Hospital at home for acute respiratory patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 402-407

  Gonzalez Barcala, F J ^a   Pose Reino, A ^a   Paz Esquete, J J ^b   De la Fuente Cid, R ^a   Masa Vazquez, L A ^a   Alvarez Calderon, P ^a   Valdes Cuadrado, L ^a  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Pontevedra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Home care services; Hospital based; Patient discharge; Respiratory tract disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 33749988069     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.02.023     Document Type: Article

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