Transfers from residential aged care facilities to the emergency department are reduced through improved primary care services: An intervention study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 150-154

  Codde, Jim ^a   Arendts, Glenn ^b,e   Frankel, Jackie ^c   Ivey, Mary ^d   Reibel, Tracy ^e   Bowen, Shirley ^d   Babich, Paul ^c  

^a South Metropolitan Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Fremantle GP Network   (Australia)

^d Fremantle Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Frail older people; Nursing homes; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 78650143675     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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