Quality-of-Care Processes in Geriatric Assessment Units: Principles, Practice, and Outcomes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 459-463

  Kergoat, Marie Jeanne ^a,b   Latour, Judith ^a,b,c   Lebel, Paule ^a,b   Leclerc, Bernard Simon ^a,b   Leduc, Nicole ^b   Béland, François ^b   Berg, Katherine ^d   Presse, Nancy ^a,b   Tanon, Anaïs ^b   Bolduc, Aline ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geriatric Assessment Units; Processes of care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FAMILY ATTITUDE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

EID: 84861692448     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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