Acute care for elders components of acute geriatric unit care: Systematic descriptive review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 939-946

  Fox, Mary T ^a   Sidani, Souraya ^c   Persaud, Malini ^a   Tregunno, Deborah ^a   Maimets, Ilo ^b   Brooks, Dina ^d   O'Brien, Kelly ^d  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACE model; component analysis; descriptive systematic review; elderly; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DELIRIUM; EFFECT SIZE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84879188271     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12282     Document Type: Article

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