Preventing rehospitalization through effective home health nursing care

Professional Case Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-38

  Vasquez, Monica S ^a,b  

^a VNA of El Paso Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Home health care; Home health outcomes; Rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE REPORT; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 63849304567     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pcama.0000343145.81635.e3     Document Type: Article

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