Older adults experiences of rehabilitation in acute health care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-378

  Atwal, Anita ^a   Tattersall, Kirsty ^b   Murphy, Susana ^b   Davenport, Neil ^a   Craik, Christine ^a   Caldwell, Kay ^c   Mcintyre, Anne ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active ageing; Acute care; Discharge; Older adult; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHILOSOPHY; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION NURSING;

EID: 34548245946     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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