Hospital protocols for the inpatient care of older adults: Results from a statewide survey

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1959-1964

  Neuman, Mark D ^a   Speck, Rebecca M ^a   Karlawish, Jason H ^a   Schwartz, J Sanford ^a   Shea, Judy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care protocols; Geriatrics; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78049378971     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03056.x     Document Type: Article

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