Care Transitions for Hospitalized Patients

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 315-324

  Arora, Vineet M ^a   Farnan, Jeanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449111069     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.11.002     Document Type: Review

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