Predictors of early mortality among hospitalized nursing home residents

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-57

  Alrawi, Y A ^a   Parker, R A ^b   Harvey, R C ^b   Sultanzadeh, S J ^c   Patel, J ^d   Mallinson, R ^d   Potter, J F ^a,e   Trepte, N J B ^d   Myint, P K ^a,e  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84871542444     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs188     Document Type: Article

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