The inappropriate placement of older people in nursing homes in England and Wales: A national audit

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-25

  Victor, Christina ^a   Hastie, Ian ^a   Christodoulou, Georgina ^a,b   Millard, Peter ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Audit; Cost of care; Geriatricians; Inappropriate admissions; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947428006     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717794200100004     Document Type: Article

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