Is Nursing Home Residence an Independent Predictor of Recurrent Hospitalization in Older Adults?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 706-707

  Chan, Tuen Ching ^a,b   Hung, Ivan Fan Ngai ^a   Cheng, Vincent Chi Chung ^a   Luk, James Ka Hay ^c   Chu, Leung Wing ^a   Chan, Felix Hon Wai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c TWGHs Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMMUNITY LIVING; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECURRENT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT READMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884158539     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.05.008     Document Type: Letter

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