Mobility after hospital discharge as a marker for 30-day readmission

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 805-810

  Fisher, Steve R ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a   Sharma, Gulshan ^b   Raji, Mukaila A ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Goodwin, James S ^a   Ostir, Glenn V ^a   Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

30 day readmission; Mobility.; Older adult

Indexed keywords

30-DAY READMISSION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MOBILITY.; OLDER ADULT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

30-DAY READMISSION; MOBILITY.; OLDER ADULT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882940911     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls252     Document Type: Article

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