Direct admission to intermediate care for older adults with reactivated chronic diseases: Avoiding both conventional hospitalization and emergency department use?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 444-445

  Santaeugènia, Sebastià J ^a   Tomás, Santiago ^a   Álvaro, Margarita ^a   Porta, Gemma ^a   Mas, Miquel àngel ^a  

^a Badalona Serveis Assistencials ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BARTHEL INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84878876044     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.013     Document Type: Letter

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