Costs and health outcomes of intermediate care: Results from five UK case study sites

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 573-581

  Kaambwa, Billingsley ^a   Bryan, Stirling ^a   Barton, Pelham ^a   Parker, Hilda ^b,c   Martin, Graham ^b,c   Hewitt, Graham ^b,d   Parker, Stuart ^e   Wilson, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Intermediate care; Older people; Outcomes; Quantitative study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54249126547     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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