Trends in hospital inpatient episodes for signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions: Observational study of older people's hospital episodes in England, 1995-2003

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 455-458

  Walsh, Bronagh ^a   Roberts, Helen C ^a   Nicholls, Peter G ^a   Lattimer, Valerie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47049111652     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn099     Document Type: Letter

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