Discharge planning scale: Community physicians' perspective

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 455-464

  Graumlich, James F ^a   Grimmer Somers, Karen ^b   Aldag, Jean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Health care surveys; Patient discharge; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED PHYSICIAN PREPARED; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849098016     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.371     Document Type: Article

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