Psychosocial profile of elderly patients discharged from a community hospital

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-95

  Preyde, Michèle ^a   Chapman, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Social Work Clinician

Author keywords

Adverse outcomes; Chronic illness; Elderly patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548490503     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v45n02_05     Document Type: Article

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