Deriving a model of the necessity to hospitalize nursing home residents

Research on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 606-625

  O'Malley, A James ^a   Marcantonio, Edward R ^a   Murkofsky, Rachel L ^b   Caudry, Daryl J ^a   Buchanan, Joan L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical model; Model validity test; Modified Delphi methods; Nursing home residents; Predicting hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENDER; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 35148860535     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027507305731     Document Type: Article

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