What is intermediate care?

BMJ

Volumn 329, Issue 7462, 2004, Pages 360-361

  Melis, René J F ^a   Rikkert, marcel g m Olde ^a   Parker, Stuart G ^b   Van Eijken, Monique I J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CONSENSUS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 4143148525     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7462.360     Document Type: Editorial

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