Effect of an inpatient geriatric consultation team on functional outcome, mortality, institutionalization, and readmission rate in older adults with hip fracture: A controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1299-1308

  Deschodt, Mieke ^a,b   Braes, Tom ^a,b   Broos, Paul ^b   Sermon, An ^b   Boonen, Steven ^a,b   Flamaing, Johan ^b   Milisen, Koen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

elderly; geriatric consultation; hip fracture; inpatient

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INPATIENT GERIATRIC CONSULTATION TEAM; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT READMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960435555     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03488.x     Document Type: Article

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