Risk factors for hospital readmissions in elderly patients: A systematic review

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 639-651

  Garcia Perez L ^a   Linertova R ^a   Lorenzo Riera, A ^a   Vazquez Diaz J R ^a   Duque Gonzalez B ^b   Sarria Santamera A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DECUBITUS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855720740     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr070     Document Type: Review

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