A randomised clinical trial on a comprehensive geriatric assessment and intensive home follow-up after hospital discharge: The transitional care bridge

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Buurman, Bianca M ^a   Parlevliet, Juliette L ^a   Van Deelen, Bob Aj ^b   De Haan, Rob J ^a   De Rooij, Sophia E ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Flevo Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77958516389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-296     Document Type: Article

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