Patient Transfer Forms Enhance Key Information Between Nursing Homes and Emergency Department

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Dalawari, Preeti ^a   Duggan, Jennifer ^b   Vangimalla, Vandana ^a   Paniagua, Miguel ^a   Armbrecht, Eric S ^c  

^a University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b University Hospital Emergency Department   (United States)

^c University Center for Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960947344     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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