A qualitative study on the transfer of residents between a nursing home and an emergency department

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 717-724

  McCloskey, Rose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

collaboration; emergency; long term care; transitional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 79954904217     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03337.x     Document Type: Article

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