Predictors of discharge stability in the first year following hospital admission for a frail elderly population

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-173

  Heppenstall, C P ^a   Hanger, H C ^a   Wilkinson, T J ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aged; Frail elderly; Functional status; Institutionalization; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 64649095102     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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