Improving end of life care for nursing home residents: An analysis of hospital mortality and readmission rates

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1013, 2010, Pages 131-135

  Ahearn, David Jonathan ^a   Jackson, T B ^a   McIlmoyle, J ^b   Weatherburn, A J ^b  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 77949720373     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.076430     Document Type: Article

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