Challenges to Hospital Discharge Planning for Older Adults

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 431-449

  Popejoy, Lori L ^a   Galambos, Colleen ^a   Moylan, Kyle ^a   Madsen, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

discharge planning; home health care; hospitals; nursing homes; rural; survey study; transitional care; urban

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MISSOURI; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84867067976     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773812436373     Document Type: Article

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