The frequency of and reasons for acute hospital transfers of older nursing home residents

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-120

  Kirsebom, Marie ^a   Hedström, Mariann ^a   Wadensten, Barbro ^a   Pöder, Ulrika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avoidable hospitalization; Care provider; Emergency department; Hospital admission

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

AVOIDABLE HOSPITALIZATION; CARE PROVIDER; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84885950508     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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