Hospital elder life program integrated in Dutch hospital care: A pilot

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 641-642

  Bakker, Franka C ^a   Persoon, Anke ^a   Schoon, Yvonne ^a   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84876220238     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12173     Document Type: Letter

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