Predictors of preventable nursing home hospitalizations: The role of mental disorders and dementia

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 475-482

  Becker, Marion A ^a   Boaz, Timothy L ^a   Andel, Ross ^b   Gum, Amber M ^a   Papadopoulos, Airia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Medicaid; Mental disorders; Nursing homes; Preventable hospitalizations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; ONLINE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952837089     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b2145a     Document Type: Article

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