Impact of case management (Evercare) on frail elderly patients: Controlled before and after analysis of quantitative outcome data

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7583, 2007, Pages 31-34

  Gravelle, Hugh ^a   Dusheiko, Mark ^a   Sheaff, Rod ^b   Sargent, Penny ^c   Boaden, Ruth ^c   Pickard, Susan ^d   Parker, Stuart ^e   Roland, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MORTALITY; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846193221     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.390120.413310.55     Document Type: Article

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