Impact of case management by advanced practice nurses in primary care on unplanned hospital admissions: A controlled intervention study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Huws, Dyfed W ^a   Cashmore, Deborah ^b   Newcombe, Robert G ^a   Roberts, Catherine ^b   Vincent, Judith ^b   Elwyn, Glyn ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Swansea Local Health Board   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 46149114895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-115     Document Type: Article

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