Can hospitalization-associated disability be prevented?

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1800-1801

  Ettinger, Walter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION ASSOCIATED DISABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054932630     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1563     Document Type: Note

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