Long-stay in short-stay inpatient facilities: Risk factors and barriers to discharge

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gigantesco, Antonella ^a   De Girolamo, Giovanni ^d   Santone, Giovanni ^b   Miglio, Rossella ^c   Picardi, Angelo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Fatebenefratelli Hospitalization and Care Scientific Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349314771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-306     Document Type: Article

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