Providing better care for patients with complex needs in acute medicine

Acute Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-83

  Crosswaite, A G ^a   Dougall, H ^b   Duguid, I ^b   Mearns, N ^b   Jones, M ^b   Bell, D ^c  

^a Morningside Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN RELATION; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 73249115581     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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