Hospital and outpatient clinic utilization among older people in the 3-5 years following the initiation of continuing care: A longitudinal cohort study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Condelius, Anna ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill R ^a   Jakobsson, Ulf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 79957660219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-136     Document Type: Article

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