An outcomes evaluation of an Australian Hospital in the Nursing Home admission avoidance programme

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1178-1187

  Crilly, Julia ^a   Chaboyer, Wendy ^b   Wallis, Marianne ^c   Thalib, Lukman ^d   Polit, Denise ^b,e  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^e Humananalysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged care; Emergency department; Evaluation research; Nurses; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 79952502658     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03371.x     Document Type: Article

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