Medically-managed Hospital in the Home: 7 year study of mortality and unplanned interruption

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Montalto, Michael ^a,b   Lui, Benjamin ^a   Mullins, Ann ^a   Woodmason, Katherine ^a  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956336316     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09771     Document Type: Article

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