Determinants of death in the hospital among older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2321-2325

  Kelley, Amy S ^a   Ettner, Susan L ^b   Wenger, Neil S ^b   Sarkisian, Catherine A ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life care; health services; hospital use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEOPLASM; NURSING HOME; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84155170672     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03718.x     Document Type: Article

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