From hospital to home: Assessing the transitional care needs of vulnerable seniors

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-33

  Graham, Carrie L ^a,b   Ivey, Susan L ^a   Neuhauser, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Hospital discharge; Minority; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE TRANSITION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 64749097075     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp005     Document Type: Article

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