Risk factors for hospitalization among medicare home care patients

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 902-917

  Fortinsky, Richard H ^a   Madigan, Elizabeth A ^b   Sheehan, T Joseph ^a   Tullai McGuinness, Susan ^b   Fenster, Juliane R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Medicare home health care; OASIS data; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; OHIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750497609     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945906286810     Document Type: Article

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