Patterns of and Reasons for Relocation in Dementia Care

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-200

  Horttana, Britt Marie ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^a   Fahlström, Gunilla ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSALITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 34249873277     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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