Risk factors and outcomes associated with hospital admission for dehydration

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Wakefield, Bonnie J ^a,b   Mentes, Janet ^c   Holman, John E ^d   Culp, Kennith ^e  

^a Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Quality indicators; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149087054     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2008.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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