Outcomes and characteristics of patients discharged alive from hospice

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1337-1342

  Kutner, Jean S ^a   Meyer, Sue A ^a   Beaty, Brenda L ^b   Kassner, Cordt T ^a   Nowels, David E ^a   Beehler, Connie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Riverside Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Hospice; Outcomes; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; OHIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3843088312     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52365.x     Document Type: Article

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