Intermediate geriatric care in Geneva: A ten years experience;Soins intermédiaires gériatriques à l'hôpital des Trois-Chêne: Une expérience genevoise de dix ans

Revue Medicale Suisse

Volumn 8, Issue 361, 2012, Pages 2133-2137

  Weiss, L ^a   Graf, C ^a   Herrmann, F ^a   Salomon, R ^a   Perrenoud, J J ^a  

^a SERVICE DE MÉDECINE INTERNE GÉNÉRALE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84869415591     PISSN: 16609379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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