BOOSTing the hospital discharge

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 209-210

  Williams, Mark V ^a   Coleman, Eric ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649491445     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.525     Document Type: Editorial

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