Use of consensus methods to select clinical indicators to assess activities to minimise functional decline among older hospitalised patients

Australian Health Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 404-411

  Tropea, Joanne ^a   Amatya, Bhasker ^b   Brand, Caroline A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; STANDARD;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; CONSENSUS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 82155192268     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 01595709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09790     Document Type: Article

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